Synonyms of eagerness

eagerness

noun

as in enthusiasm

urgent desire or interest

students with an eagerness to learn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enthusiasm
• thirst
• excitement
• appetite
• impatience
• hunger
• desirousness
• keenness
• ardor
• avidity
• lust
• passion
• ambition
• zeal
• willingness
• avidness
• alacrity
• readiness
• quickness
• zest
• gusto
• warmth
• fervency
• amenability
• appetence
• appetency

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• apathy
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance
• casualness
• detachment
• aloofness
• languor
• impassivity
• lukewarmness
• languidness
• halfheartedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eagerness

After just a few generations, the foxes began to look and act more domesticated, with floppy ears, curly tails and an eagerness for human attention and love. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026

There is a familiar eagerness in Dan, the aspiring actor Gisondo portrays, but the similarities largely end there. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Though some people were taken aback by her eagerness to be in the sky, Filgueiras was excited by it. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

The data showed that criving buying decisions is an eagerness to save money. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Approaching life with positive expectations, a get-up-and-go attitude, and eagerness is related to many good things in life. — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Young wing players including Adou Thiero and Cameron Carr have also impressed coaches and teammates with their athleticism and eagerness to learn. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

In addition to SpaceX’s own eagerness to begin launching the Starlink V3 megaconstellation, NASA has also contracted the vehicle as a lunar lander for the Artemis program. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

But to some who oppose his overhaul, the center’s loud publicization of the problem underscores the board’s eagerness—perhaps overeagerness—to shut down the building. — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026