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enthusiastic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of enthusiastic

showing urgent desire or interest

as soon as the gates to the concert area opened, enthusiastic fans rushed to get the best seats

Synonyms of enthusiastic

agog, antsy, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, desirous, eager, enthused, excited, geeked [slang], great, greedy, gung ho, hepped up, hopped-up, hot, hungry, impatient, juiced, keen, nuts, pumped, raring, solicitous, stoked [slang], thirsty, voracious, wild

Words Related to enthusiastic

engaged, interested

happy, hung up, obsessed

ambitious, appetent, covetous, craving, hankering, longing, pining

breathless, restive, restless

amenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, ready, unreluctant, willing

Phrases Synonymous with enthusiastic

champing at the bit, chomping at the bit

Near Antonyms of enthusiastic

casual, incurious, insouciant, nonchalant, unconcerned, uninterested

aloof, detached, disinterested

impassive, stolid

halfhearted, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, lukewarm, spiritless

averse, disinclined, hesitant, loath (also loth), reluctant, unwilling

Antonyms of enthusiastic

apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic

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