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gung ho

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Synonyms & Antonyms of gung ho

showing urgent desire or interest

he was gung ho about his accounting class

Synonyms for gung ho

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

Words Related to gung ho

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 gung ho

champing at the bit,
chomping at the bit

Near Antonyms for gung ho

casual,
incurious,
insouciant,
nonchalant,
unconcerned,
uninterested

aloof,
detached,
disinterested

impassive,
stolid

halfhearted,
lackadaisical,
languid,
languorous,
lukewarm,
spiritless

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

Antonyms for gung ho

apathetic,
indifferent,
uneager,
unenthusiastic

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“Gung ho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gung%20ho. Accessed 27 Oct. 2020.

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