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How is the word avid distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of avid are anxious, athirst, eager, and keen. While all these words mean "moved by a strong and urgent desire or interest," avid adds to eager the implication of insatiability or greed.

avid for new thrills

When might anxious be a better fit than avid?

Although the words anxious and avid have much in common, anxious emphasizes fear of frustration or failure or disappointment.

anxious not to make a social blunder

Where would athirst be a reasonable alternative to avid?

The meanings of athirst and avid largely overlap; however, athirst stresses yearning but not necessarily readiness for action.

athirst for adventure

When could eager be used to replace avid?

While in some cases nearly identical to avid, eager implies ardor and enthusiasm and sometimes impatience at delay or restraint.

eager to get started

When is it sensible to use keen instead of avid?

The synonyms keen and avid are sometimes interchangeable, but keen suggests intensity of interest and quick responsiveness in action.

keen on the latest fashions

Examples of avid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On the upper end of the spectrum, the more feature-rich Meater 2 Plus costs $130 and would make a great gift for an avid griller. Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024 In the community of Delphi, home to about 3,000 people, Abby has been remembered for being an avid reader, who enjoyed playing with her cat Bongo and on her middle school’s volleyball team; Libby, who had sisters, also loved sports, painting and going on vacations with her family. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024 But the first week of its latest feature has drawn skepticism from even its most avid users like Consing, who view Athlete Intelligence as the latest gimmick in the AI explosion. Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 These proverbial work-with-me guides are starting to incorporate the avid use of generative AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for avid 

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“Avid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avid. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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