What is another word for eager?
1180 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈiːɡə], [ ˈiːɡə], [ ˈiː_ɡ_ə]
Eager is a word that connotes excitement and enthusiasm. There are several synonyms to this adjective, such as enthusiastic, keen, and zealous. Other words that have a similar meaning to eager are impassioned, fervent, and ardent, which all suggest a strong feeling of eagerness. One can also use the words enthusiastic or excited when describing someone's eagerness. Some other synonyms of eager include motivated, animated, and determined. Eager can also be replaced with the words eager-beaver, high-strung or wired, which connote a very intense level of eagerness. Choosing the right synonym to use will depend on the context, but all these words are great options to express one's enthusiasm and eagerness.
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Similar words for eager:
- active (adjective)
- ambitious (adjective)
- avid (adjective)
- desirous (adjective)
- enthusiastic (adjective)
- excited (adjective)
- free (adjective)
- game (adjective)
- grabby (adjective)
- gung ho (adjective)
- hasty (adjective)
- hopeful (adjective)
- hungry (adjective)
- overreaching (adjective)
- pumped (adjective)
- qualified (adjective)
- strong (adjective)
- thrilled (adjective)
- vigorous (adjective)
- willing (adjective)
- would-be (adjective)
- alive (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- ardent (adjective)
- aspiring (adjective)
- breathless (adjective)
- burning (adjective)
- covetous (adjective)
- crazy (adjective)
- diligent (adjective)
- earnest (adjective)
- enterprising (adjective)
- enthused (adjective)
- expectant (adjective)
- exuberant (adjective)
- fervent (adjective)
- fervent/fervid (adjective)
- glowing (adjective)
- greedy (adjective)
- hearty (adjective)
- hoggish (adjective)
- hot (adjective)
- impatient (adjective)
- impetuous (adjective)
- industrious (adjective)
- intense (adjective)
- intent (adjective)
- longing (adjective)
- observant (adjective)
- on fire (adjective)
- passionate (adjective)
- prompt (adjective)
- ready (adjective)
- solicitous (adjective)
- spirited (adjective)
- spunky (adjective)
- strenuous (adjective)
- studious (adjective)
- thirsty (adjective)
- tireless (adjective)
- unwearied (adjective)
- vaulting (adjective)
- wild (adjective)
- zealous (adjective)
- excited (noun)
- flood (noun)
Synonyms for Eager:
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adj.
• active- animated ,
- assiduous ,
- bustling ,
- busy ,
- dynamic ,
- energetic ,
- fireball ,
- hyper ,
- industrious ,
- lively ,
- moving ,
- on the move ,
- sedulous ,
- sprightly ,
- stirring ,
- vivacious ,
- forcible ,
- perky ,
- quickest .
- Lusting ,
- Thirsting ,
- acquisitive ,
- amorous ,
- fond ,
- grasping ,
- hankering ,
- itching ,
- longing ,
- needful ,
- urgent ,
- yearning .
- enthused ,
- exhilarated ,
- fanatical ,
- fervent ,
- gone on ,
- keyed up ,
- mad about something ,
- motivated ,
- zealous ,
- addicted ,
- awestruck ,
- big ,
- devout ,
- gaga ,
- interested ,
- messianic ,
- most pleased ,
- overzealous ,
- star-struck .
- aspiring ,
- at ease ,
- faithful ,
- forward-looking ,
- keeping the faith ,
- optimistic ,
- sure ,
- trustful ,
- up-beat .
- Famishing ,
- Hungered ,
- could eat a horse ,
- flying light ,
- got the munchies ,
- on empty stomach ,
- unfilled ,
- unsatisfied .
- ablaze ,
- afire ,
- agitated ,
- emphatic ,
- fiery ,
- frisky ,
- full-blooded ,
- impassioned ,
- lusty ,
- mettlesome ,
- peppy ,
- potent ,
- powerful ,
- prolific ,
- puissant ,
- strenuous ,
- vigorous ,
- virile ,
- zippy .
- acquiescent ,
- adaptable ,
- agreeable ,
- amenable ,
- assenting ,
- biddable ,
- compliant ,
- cooperative ,
- ductile ,
- flexible ,
- go along with ,
- in accord with ,
- in favor ,
- malleable ,
- persuadable ,
- plastic ,
- pliable ,
- pliant ,
- receptive ,
- submissive ,
- susceptible ,
- tame ,
- tractable ,
- unbidden ,
- witting ,
- yielding .
- more swarming ,
- more zestful ,
- most swarming ,
- most zestful ,
- over flowing ,
- over-flowing ,
- replete ,
- swarming .
- horny ,
- loveydovey ,
- more lovey dovey ,
- more lovey-dovey ,
- more loveydovey ,
- most lovey dovey ,
- most lovey-dovey ,
- most loveydovey .
- more flabbergasted ,
- more open mouthed ,
- more open-mouthed ,
- more openmouthed ,
- most flabbergasted ,
- most open mouthed ,
- most open-mouthed ,
- most openmouthed ,
- open mouthed .
- all consuming ,
- allconsuming ,
- hectic ,
- more all consuming ,
- more all-consuming ,
- more allconsuming ,
- more white hot ,
- more white-hot ,
- more whitehot ,
- most all consuming ,
- most all-consuming ,
- most allconsuming ,
- most white hot ,
- most white-hot ,
- most whitehot ,
- white hot ,
- whitehot .
- close fisted ,
- green eyed ,
- greeneyed ,
- more ensurient ,
- more grudging ,
- more hogging ,
- more prehensile ,
- more swinish ,
- more yearning ,
- most ensurient ,
- most grudging ,
- most hogging ,
- most prehensile ,
- most swinish ,
- most yearning .
- Operose ,
- grindest ,
- more diligent ,
- more persisting ,
- more plugging ,
- most persisting ,
- most plugging ,
- steadfast ,
- un flagging ,
- un relenting ,
- un tiring ,
- un-flagging ,
- un-relenting ,
- un-tiring .
- GOGO ,
- coming strong ,
- go go ,
- goahead ,
- more advancing ,
- more go go ,
- more go-go ,
- more gogo ,
- more gumptious ,
- more itching ,
- more lusting ,
- more take over ,
- more take-over ,
- more takeover ,
- most advancing ,
- most go go ,
- most go-go ,
- most gogo ,
- most gumptious ,
- most itching ,
- most lusting ,
- most take over ,
- most take-over ,
- most takeover ,
- take-over .
- more adulatory ,
- more eulogistic ,
- more panegyrical ,
- most adulatory ,
- most eulogistic ,
- most panegyrical ,
- ravest .
- edacious ,
- in satiate ,
- in temperate ,
- in-satiate ,
- in-temperate ,
- more esurient ,
- more gobbling ,
- more gormandizing ,
- more gulping ,
- more guzzling ,
- more insatiate ,
- more niggardly ,
- more ravening ,
- more tight fisted ,
- more tight-fisted ,
- most esurient ,
- most gobbling ,
- most gormandizing ,
- most gulping ,
- most guzzling ,
- most insatiate ,
- most niggardly ,
- most ravening ,
- most tight fisted ,
- most tight-fisted ,
- penurious ,
- tight fisted .
- back slapping ,
- deep felt ,
- deepfelt ,
- heartiest ,
- more back slapping ,
- more back-slapping ,
- more backslapping ,
- more deep felt ,
- more deep-felt ,
- more deepfelt ,
- most back slapping ,
- most back-slapping ,
- most backslapping ,
- most deep felt ,
- most deep-felt ,
- most deepfelt ,
- pro fuse ,
- pro-fuse ,
- un-reserved ,
- un-restrained .
- hot tempered ,
- in tolerant ,
- in-tolerant ,
- more appetent ,
- more chafing ,
- more straining ,
- more unindulgent ,
- most appetent ,
- most chafing ,
- most straining ,
- most unindulgent ,
- on pins needles ,
- quick tempered ,
- quicktempered ,
- racing motor ,
- racing one motor ,
- racing one's motor ,
- racing ones motor ,
- un indulgent ,
- un-indulgent ,
- unindulgent .
- Subitaneous ,
- going deep end ,
- going off deep end ,
- more subitaneous ,
- more unreflecting ,
- most subitaneous ,
- most unreflecting ,
- spur of the moment ,
- spur-of-the-moment ,
- un bridled ,
- un expected ,
- un planned ,
- un premeditated ,
- un reflecting ,
- un thinking ,
- un-bridled ,
- un-expected ,
- un-planned ,
- un-premeditated ,
- un-reflecting ,
- un-thinking ,
- unreflecting .
- extra-ordinary ,
- in tense ,
- in tenser ,
- in tensest ,
- in tensive ,
- in-tense ,
- in-tenser ,
- in-tensest ,
- in-tensive ,
- more intensified ,
- most intensified ,
- pro found ,
- pro founder ,
- pro-found ,
- pro-founder ,
- un due ,
- un duer ,
- un duest ,
- un-due ,
- un-duer ,
- un-duest .
- hell bent ,
- hell-bent ,
- in tent ,
- in-tent ,
- more concentrating ,
- more minding ,
- more resolved ,
- more riveted ,
- most concentrating ,
- most minding ,
- most resolved ,
- most riveted ,
- pre occupied ,
- pre-occupied ,
- re-solved ,
- wrapped up .
- clear sighted ,
- dis covering ,
- dis criminating ,
- dis-covering ,
- dis-criminating ,
- eagle eyed ,
- eagleeyed ,
- more advertent ,
- more clear sighted ,
- more clear-sighted ,
- more clearsighted ,
- more comprehending ,
- more contemplating ,
- more deducing ,
- more detecting ,
- more discovering ,
- more intentive ,
- more observative ,
- more questioning ,
- more sharp eyed ,
- more sharp-eyed ,
- more sharpeyed ,
- more surveying ,
- most advertent ,
- most clear sighted ,
- most clear-sighted ,
- most clearsighted ,
- most comprehending ,
- most contemplating ,
- most deducing ,
- most detecting ,
- most discovering ,
- most intentive ,
- most observative ,
- most questioning ,
- most sharp eyed ,
- most sharp-eyed ,
- most sharpeyed ,
- most surveying ,
- not missing trick ,
- on one toes ,
- on ones toes ,
- sharp eyed ,
- sharpeyed ,
- under standing ,
- under-standing ,
- wide awake .
- high powered ,
- high pressure ,
- highpressure ,
- in spiring ,
- in-spiring ,
- more high pressure ,
- more high-pressure ,
- more highpressure ,
- most high pressure ,
- most high-pressure ,
- most highpressure .
- more red blooded ,
- more red-blooded ,
- more redblooded ,
- most red blooded ,
- most red-blooded ,
- most redblooded ,
- red blooded ,
- red-blooded ,
- redblooded .
- bonedry ,
- de hydrated ,
- de-hydrated ,
- droughtier ,
- droughtiest ,
- more cottonmouthed ,
- more dehydrated ,
- more juiceless ,
- more sapless ,
- more waterless ,
- most cottonmouthed ,
- most dehydrated ,
- most juiceless ,
- most sapless ,
- most waterless ,
- partial to .
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n.
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•
- concern .
- Drencher ,
- glut ,
- niagaras ,
- outgushing ,
- outpouring ,
- spate ,
- surplus ,
- torrents ,
- tsunami ,
- tsunamis .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- avid .
- Anticipating ,
- Awaiting ,
- Commendatory ,
- Compliable ,
- Craver ,
- Desiderative ,
- Desireful ,
- Desiring ,
- Desirousness ,
- Endorsing ,
- Energized ,
- Expecting ,
- Forewarned ,
- Fretting ,
- Galvanized ,
- Honing ,
- Hoping ,
- Hungering ,
- Inspirited ,
- Into ,
- Lickerish ,
- Needing ,
- Propense ,
- Ratifying ,
- Tempted ,
- Unpatient ,
- Vitalized ,
- Warm-hearted ,
- Weariless ,
- Willed ,
- Yare ,
- abeyance ,
- able ,
- accordant ,
- aching ,
- actively ,
- acute ,
- adventurous ,
- aegir ,
- affirmative ,
- aflame ,
- agape ,
- agar ,
- aggressive ,
- agreeing ,
- alacritous ,
- alert ,
- alight ,
- alive ,
- all agog ,
- all fired up ,
- ambitiously ,
- angry ,
- annoyed ,
- anticipant ,
- anticipative ,
- anticipatory ,
- antsy ,
- antsy-pantsy ,
- anxious ,
- anxiously ,
- appetent ,
- appetitive ,
- apprehensive ,
- apprehensively ,
- approving ,
- ardently ,
- aroused ,
- ask ,
- aspiration ,
- aspire ,
- astir ,
- attentive ,
- audacious ,
- avaricious ,
- avariciously ,
- avidity ,
- avidly ,
- avidness ,
- aware ,
- beg ,
- bent ,
- bent on ,
- bent upon ,
- beseech ,
- bitter ,
- blazing ,
- blockhead ,
- boiling ,
- boiling over ,
- bold ,
- bore ,
- bore-hole ,
- born-again ,
- brave ,
- breathless ,
- brisk ,
- bully ,
- bursting to ,
- calculate ,
- calefactive ,
- calefactory ,
- caliber ,
- calibre ,
- capital ,
- certain ,
- chafing ,
- cheerful ,
- committed ,
- complaisant ,
- complete ,
- confident ,
- conscientious ,
- consentient ,
- consenting ,
- consuming ,
- content ,
- cordial ,
- corking ,
- cottage ,
- courageous ,
- covet ,
- cracking ,
- crave ,
- craving ,
- crazy ,
- criterion ,
- curiosity ,
- curious ,
- daft ,
- dandy ,
- daring ,
- decided ,
- dedicated ,
- deep ,
- delighted ,
- desperate ,
- determined ,
- devoted ,
- dexterous ,
- diameter ,
- diligent ,
- dismount ,
- disposed ,
- distinguished ,
- docile ,
- dogged ,
- dolt ,
- dotty ,
- drill hole ,
- dullard ,
- dunce ,
- dying ,
- dying for ,
- dying to ,
- dynamical ,
- eagerly ,
- eagerness ,
- eagre ,
- earnestly ,
- ebullient ,
- edgy ,
- electric ,
- electrified ,
- eminent ,
- emotional ,
- enamored ,
- encouraging ,
- enrage ,
- enthusiastically ,
- entire ,
- entreat ,
- esurient ,
- evangelical ,
- excitable ,
- expeditious ,
- fain ,
- fanatic ,
- favorable ,
- favorably disposed ,
- favorably inclined ,
- favourable ,
- fervently ,
- fervid ,
- feverish ,
- fidgety ,
- fierce ,
- fire ,
- firm ,
- flaming ,
- flood ,
- forceful ,
- forearmed ,
- forestalling ,
- forward ,
- frantic ,
- free ,
- frenzied ,
- fretful ,
- friendly ,
- full of life ,
- furious ,
- gage ,
- game ,
- gaping ,
- gauge ,
- genial ,
- genuine ,
- glad ,
- gladly ,
- glowing ,
- go ahead ,
- goal-oriented ,
- good ,
- grabby ,
- gracious ,
- gravid ,
- great ,
- greedily ,
- groovy ,
- gushing ,
- happy ,
- hard ,
- hard-working ,
- hasty ,
- headfirst ,
- heartfelt ,
- heartily ,
- heat ,
- heated ,
- het ,
- high-powered ,
- hoggish ,
- hooked ,
- hopped-up ,
- hot ,
- hot to trot ,
- hot-blooded ,
- hotheaded ,
- hungrily ,
- hurrying ,
- igneous ,
- ignite ,
- illuminate ,
- illumine ,
- impatient ,
- impatiently ,
- impetuous ,
- implore ,
- importunate ,
- impressed ,
- in a lather ,
- in a stew ,
- in a sweat ,
- in anticipation ,
- in earnest ,
- in expectation ,
- in suspense ,
- in the mind ,
- in the mood ,
- inclined ,
- indefatigable ,
- infatuated ,
- inflamed ,
- inspired ,
- intense ,
- intensely ,
- intent ,
- intent on ,
- intent upon ,
- intoxicated ,
- invigorated ,
- irascible ,
- irate ,
- irrepressible ,
- irritable ,
- irritated ,
- itchy ,
- keen ,
- keenly ,
- languish ,
- lascivious ,
- laudatory ,
- libidinal ,
- libidinous ,
- lineament ,
- longingly ,
- looking ,
- looking for ,
- looking forward to ,
- lustful ,
- mad ,
- measure ,
- metre ,
- minded ,
- mood ,
- neat ,
- nervous ,
- nifty ,
- not surprised ,
- nuts ,
- nutty ,
- of a mind ,
- on edge ,
- on fire ,
- optative ,
- outstanding ,
- overeager ,
- overheated ,
- panting ,
- passionately ,
- passive ,
- peachy ,
- peppery ,
- perfervid ,
- permissive ,
- persevering ,
- persistent ,
- pertinacious ,
- piggish ,
- pining ,
- pleased ,
- pointed ,
- positive ,
- potty ,
- predisposed ,
- prepared ,
- promising ,
- prompt ,
- prone ,
- propose ,
- psyched up ,
- purport ,
- purposeful ,
- purposive ,
- pushy ,
- quality ,
- quick ,
- quick-tempered ,
- rabid ,
- rarin' to go ,
- raring ,
- raring to ,
- ravenous ,
- ravenously ,
- readily ,
- real ,
- reassuring ,
- red hot ,
- resolute ,
- resolved ,
- resourceful ,
- responsive ,
- restive ,
- restless ,
- restlessly ,
- ripe ,
- robust ,
- rousing ,
- sanctioning ,
- sanguine ,
- self-starting ,
- serious ,
- set ,
- set on ,
- set upon ,
- settle ,
- sharp ,
- sharply ,
- short-tempered ,
- sincere ,
- smashing ,
- speed ,
- speedy ,
- spry ,
- spunky ,
- squirming ,
- squirmy ,
- stable ,
- starve ,
- starving ,
- steady ,
- steamed up ,
- stimulated ,
- stirred ,
- stormy ,
- studious ,
- sturdy ,
- suspense ,
- sympathetic ,
- take ,
- tenacious ,
- tending ,
- testy ,
- thirst for ,
- thirstily ,
- tidal bore ,
- tidal current ,
- tidal flow ,
- timber ,
- timbre ,
- touchy ,
- true ,
- turbulent ,
- turned on ,
- uneasily ,
- uneasy ,
- unforbearing ,
- ungrudging ,
- unhesitating ,
- unmitigated ,
- unqualified ,
- unquiet ,
- unreserved ,
- unstinting ,
- unsurprised ,
- untiring ,
- unwearied ,
- up-and-coming ,
- uppercase ,
- vehement ,
- venturesome ,
- very good ,
- vexed ,
- vigilant ,
- violent ,
- vital ,
- vivid ,
- voluntarily ,
- voracious ,
- voraciously ,
- waiting ,
- waiting for ,
- want ,
- wanting ,
- warm ,
- warmblooded ,
- watchful ,
- watching for ,
- weed ,
- well-disposed ,
- wholehearted ,
- wild ,
- willingly ,
- wish ,
- wishful ,
- wishing ,
- wistful ,
- with bated breath ,
- worked up ,
- would-be ,
- yearn ,
- zealously .
- Droughty ,
- Intentive ,
- Observative ,
- Open-mouthed ,
- Perseverant ,
- REDHOT ,
- Riveted ,
- Trainable ,
- active ,
- adulatory ,
- advertent ,
- all-consuming ,
- ardent ,
- back-slapping ,
- backslapping ,
- bone dry ,
- burning ,
- chirpier ,
- chirpiest ,
- chirpy ,
- clear-sighted ,
- clearsighted ,
- coming on strong ,
- cottonmouthed ,
- covetous ,
- crazy for ,
- deep-felt ,
- desirous ,
- dry as dust ,
- earnest ,
- ensurient ,
- enterprising ,
- enthusiastic ,
- eulogistic ,
- excited ,
- expectant ,
- extra ordinary ,
- exuberant ,
- falling all over oneself ,
- feeling one's oats ,
- fond of ,
- full of spirit ,
- gingery ,
- go great guns ,
- go-go ,
- greedy ,
- grinder ,
- gumptious ,
- gung ho ,
- gung-ho ,
- having short fuse ,
- hearty ,
- hellbent ,
- high-pressure ,
- highpowered ,
- hopeful ,
- hopped up ,
- hot under collar ,
- hotblooded ,
- hottempered ,
- hungry ,
- in full swing ,
- insatiate ,
- itching for ,
- juiceless ,
- lovey dovey ,
- lovey-dovey ,
- niggardly ,
- not missing a trick ,
- on one's toes ,
- on pins and needles ,
- on tenterhooks ,
- on the button ,
- on the dot ,
- on the go ,
- on the make ,
- on toes ,
- openmouthed ,
- opportunistic ,
- panegyrical ,
- passionate ,
- pennypinching ,
- prehensile ,
- psyched up on ,
- ravening ,
- raver ,
- ready ,
- red-hot ,
- sapless ,
- self-willed ,
- sharp-eyed ,
- spirited ,
- stirred up ,
- strong ,
- swinish ,
- take over ,
- tight-fisted ,
- tireless ,
- unwearying ,
- waterless ,
- white-hot ,
- wideawake ,
- wild for ,
- wild-eyed ,
- willing ,
- worried stiff ,
- zappy ,
- zestful ,
- zesty ,
- zingy .
How to use "Eager" in context?
What is eager?
Eager is a keyword in Scala. When you declare a variable to be eager, it means that the variable will not be assigned until it is referenced. This ensures that during execution, the variable will only be used when it is actually needed. This can be a performance boost if the variable is only used once.
In practice, declaring variables to be eager is not always necessary. Scala has a rich syntactic sugar that allows you to write read-only variables without having to use the eager keyword. Nevertheless, it can be helpful to know how to use eager variable when necessary.
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Equivalence
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Independent
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Adjective
committed, curious, desperate, determined, earnest, interested, motivated, prepared, pressing, reluctant, unwilling, anxiousto.
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