enthusiastic

adjective

en·​thu·​si·​as·​tic in-ˌthü-zē-ˈa-stik 

en-,

 also  -ˌthyü-

: filled with or marked by enthusiasm

enthusiastic supporters

an enthusiastic recommendation

enthusiastically

in-ˌthü-zē-ˈa-sti-k(ə-)lē 

en-

 also  -ˌthyü-

adverb

Synonyms

• agog
• antsy
• anxious
• ardent
• athirst
• avid
• crazy
• desirous
• eager
• enthused
• excited
• geeked [slang]
• great
• greedy
• gung ho
• hepped up
• hopped-up
• hot
• hungry
• impatient
• juiced
• keen
• nuts
• pumped
• raring
• solicitous
• stoked [slang]
• thirsty
• voracious
• wild

Examples of enthusiastic in a Sentence

They were enthusiastic supporters of the president.

I'm not wildly enthusiastic about your latest idea.

She received an enthusiastic welcome.

Recent Examples on the Web

But the subjects of the article who were tarred with the Brat Pack moniker were less than enthusiastic. —Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 June 2024

The latest was an undercover hit job, in which a progressive activist, Lauren Windsor, posed as an enthusiastic Catholic conservative and surreptitiously recorded her conversations with Justices Alito and Roberts, and even with Mrs. Alito. —The Editors, National Review, 12 June 2024

Included in her tribute was a carousel of images that started with the pair sitting beside one another with enthusiastic looks on both their faces. —Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024

At the ceremony in Chicago, an enthusiastic Chang thanked her parents, who emigrated to the U.S. from Peru. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin & Greek; New Latin enthūsiasticus, borrowed from Greek enthousiastikós "inspired, excited," from enthousiastḗs "person inspired by a god" + -ikos -ic entry 1 — more at enthusiast

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

enthusiastic

adjective

en·​thu·​si·​as·​tic in-ˌth(y)ü-zē-ˈas-tik 

: filled with or marked by enthusiasm

an enthusiastic welcome

enthusiastically

-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb