Synonyms of desirous

desirous

adjective

di-ˈzī(-ə)r-əs 

as in excited

showing urgent desire or interest

management is very desirous of finishing the project on time and within budget

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excited
• eager
• avid
• enthusiastic
• anxious
• keen
• ardent
• interested
• hungry
• solicitous
• impatient
• happy
• pumped
• thirsty
• ready
• greedy
• gung ho
• willing
• voracious
• enthused
• antsy
• agog
• nuts
• great
• athirst
• stoked
• engaged
• geeked
• crazy
• hepped up
• juiced
• chomping at the bit
• wild
• champing at the bit
• raring
• gaga
• hot
• hopped-up
• longing
• obsessed
• bonkers
• glad
• covetous
• ambitious
• restless
• pining
• amenable
• inclined
• disposed
• craving
• restive
• hankering
• breathless
• hung up
• appetent
• game
• unreluctant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• uninterested
• apathetic
• unconcerned
• disinterested
• casual
• unenthusiastic
• detached
• nonchalant
• aloof
• reluctant
• incurious
• insouciant
• unwilling
• hesitant
• averse
• loath
• uneager
• stolid
• impassive
• lukewarm
• languid
• lackadaisical
• spiritless
• languorous
• disinclined
• halfhearted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of desirous

Two other sites under prime consideration are Washington Square Park in Kansas City, fueling the hopes of fans and city leaders desirous for downtown Major League Baseball. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025

Almost immediately, the government didn’t seem all that desirous of playing the backstop roll. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Nov. 2025

Here is my coven of women authors and their pariah creation—sometimes literal monsters, sometimes the monster of the desirous self. — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025

Japan’s Production Committee Model Emerges as Co-Production Barrier Separately, Japanese producers are very excited to and desirous of, coproducing with international partners, but language and culture still remain massive obstacles. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025