RARING Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

raring

adjective

ˈrer-ən

Definition of raring

as in excited

showing urgent desire or interest we'd gotten up so early that by the time eight o'clock rolled around, we were raring to get started on the hike

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This is because patients are increasingly excited to use wearables and other devices to gather more information and metrics regarding their own health.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
These very same donors, Eustis said, are the ones who feel most excited to be sitting among the citizenry in Central Park, watching the beauty of public art unfold in a joyous communal atmosphere.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of excited

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Now, the 34-year-old utilityman is grateful to be back and eager to build on his four-for-four start over two games.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
As the Steam Deck slowly marches toward its fifth birthday next February, owners are likely eager for a way to extend its life rather than investing in expensive high-end competition.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Definition of eager

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Leaders must cultivate a learning culture, addressing concerns and leveraging enthusiastic early adopters to introduce visible, low-risk AI applications.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
As for the wisdom of shepherding the Sun out of Connecticut, the traditionally enthusiastic market for women’s basketball, to Houston, where a championship franchise failed to take hold in the league’s early days, well, time will tell.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of enthusiastic

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Kids who, like him, are growing up afraid and anxious because of domestic violence at home, and who need what Torre didn’t have — somewhere safe to go to for help.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
In June, a group of anxious European policy researchers issued Europe 2031, a scenario in which civilization between the Urals and the Atlantic ends up at least functionally extinct.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

Definition of anxious

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