ENTHUSIASTIC Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

enthusiastic

adjective

in-ˌthü-zē-ˈa-stik

Definition of enthusiastic

as in excited

showing urgent desire or interest as soon as the gates to the concert area opened, enthusiastic fans rushed to get the best seats

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Recent Examples of enthusiastic O’Connell is boyish, enthusiastic, both worried and excited about the opportunity he’s been given. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 Boyle, O’Connell, Pearce and Foy all also received enthusiastic welcomes this morning during their official press conference. — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 Later that day, Piker was decidedly less enthusiastic about Ossoff when speaking on his stream. — Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 First was the question of how to manage Russia’s elites, many of whom were less than enthusiastic about a direct confrontation with the West. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enthusiastic

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Adjective

This offseason, that group added a second-round pick to the group in Max Klare and got excited about a Year-2 breakout for Terrance Ferguson.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In the kitchen, Shannon cries because Vicki, who was so excited about this trip, has basically gone nonverbal.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of excited

Adjective

The decade marked a golden age for music in the Southeast Asian nation, which even counted its king among its avid pop singers.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2026
My dad’s 60th birthday was coming up, and as an avid whisky drinker with a particularly sharp nose, his dream trip has always been to explore the coastline of Islay, a Scottish island famed worldwide for its smoky, peated single malt whiskies.

— Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of avid

Adjective

But Luján says his colleagues are eager to visit him in New Mexico, too, even though Republicans struggled to even field a candidate against him.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The price woes have divided central bankers eager to contain inflation but reluctant to cool off the economy and weaken the labor market.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of eager

Adjective

That feels very much in tune with the anxious characters Eisenberg has played over the course of his acting career, but this whole directing thing is working out nicely for him, too.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
Nelson remembers hushing her foster children back to sleep that night and calling 911, anxious for an end to those sleepless nights.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of anxious

Adjective

When researching this article on Jacquet’s upbringing, The Athletic discovered exactly why Liverpool were so keen to bring the 21-year-old to Anfield after a rapid rise through the ranks at Rennes.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The parents of the other students are keen to press for the exclusion of Andy.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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