EAGERLY Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

eagerly

adverb

Definition of eagerly

as in excitedly

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Dissimilar Words

as in actively

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Recent Examples of eagerly The transparency of the scientific process mixed with the urgency of the crisis created a vacuum of confidence that wellness influencers have eagerly filled. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 The Play-In Tournament is not eagerly being chased, and the league’s broadcasting partners will look elsewhere in the near future. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 After Sora shuttered, thus ending Iger and Disney’s investment in OpenAI, D’Amaro eagerly picked up the AI thread for his reign. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 Hanna Shelest, the head of security programs at the Ukrainian Prism think tank, said Russians eagerly moved to Crimea a decade ago. — Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 No sitting down eagerly and staring at a blank document, hoping to craft the next great American novel. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 Everyone is laughing and talking, eagerly anticipating a day of climbing. — Adri Salido, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 His family eagerly started looking for a living donor; unfortunately, his parents and grandparents were ineligible. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 On a Thursday morning in early August, most folks are beginning their work day, or eagerly waiting for their kids to go back to school already. — Rashad Alexander august 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eagerly

Adverb

While someone off-camera told the riders to keep their hands up and not close their eyes, RAYE excitedly raised her own hands into the air before nudging Jordan to do the same.

— Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
The cast excitedly looked around the room, clearly expecting Minogue herself to join them.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

Definition of excitedly

Adverb

Canada, whose economy has already been weakened by previous rounds of tariffs, had been actively engaging with US officials as the two countries tried to resolve their broader trade dispute.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
But at what stage does that tip over into actively working to secure a sale?

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of actively

Adverb

Tom Cruise sat elbow to elbow with David Beckham; UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar got a rousing ovation and Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was lustily booed.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.

— Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of lustily

Adverb

The Teamsters have been enthusiastically endorsing the bill specifically because, while 40-something employers would be difficult to collectively bargain against, DSP workers would be much easier to organize once within Amazon.

— Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
To her delight, the French filmmaker enthusiastically threw her support behind the initiative.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of enthusiastically

Adverb

Beltrán had the most vocal supporters on Sunday, though fans from his native Puerto Rico seemed to cheer more heartily than those from Kansas City, New York or his other teams.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 26 July 2026
As a whole, Indonesians—men and women, young and old—cherish children, and welcome them heartily.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026

Definition of heartily

Adverb

The taller daughter has earbuds plugged into her ears, impatiently tapping her lace-up boots.

— Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
As New York Knicks fans impatiently await Saturday evening, the hopes and dreams of millions have become fixed on one undeniable truth — the team is only one game away from winning an NBA championship.

— Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026

Definition of impatiently

Adverb

Errors and whiffs are briskly airbrushed away by the unending march of content.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
This second season is briskly paced and captivatingly animated, and more time spent with characters like Jubilee, Nightcrawler, and Polaris broadens the series’ ensemble (and allows for flashier fight sequences, thanks to their power sets).

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026