enthusiastic

en·thu·si·as·tic

adj
\in-ˌthü-zē-ˈas-tik, en-, also -ˌthyü-\

Definition of ENTHUSIASTIC

: filled with or marked by enthusiasm <enthusiastic supporters> <an enthusiastic recommendation>

— en·thu·si·as·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of ENTHUSIASTIC

1. They were enthusiastic supporters of the president.
2. I'm not wildly enthusiastic about your latest idea.
3. She received an enthusiastic welcome.

First Known Use of ENTHUSIASTIC

1603

Related to ENTHUSIASTIC

Synonyms: agog, antsy, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, desirous, enthused, eager, 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

Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic

Related Words: engaged, interested; happy, hung up, obsessed; ambitious, appetent, covetous, craving, hankering, longing, pining; breathless, restive, restless; amenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, ready, unreluctant, willing

Near Antonyms: casual, incurious, insouciant, nonchalant, unconcerned, uninterested; aloof, detached, disinterested; impassive, stolid; halfhearted, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, lukewarm, spiritless; averse, disinclined, hesitant, loath (also loth or loathe), reluctant, unwilling

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Rhymes with ENTHUSIASTIC

ecclesiastic, encomiastic, iconoclastic, interscholastic