eager

Champing at bit

Eager describes strong enthusiasm or impatient desire for something anticipated: eager to please, eager for news, an eager student.

The word suggests positive energy and readiness rather than passive waiting.

An eager beaver is someone who shows excessive enthusiasm, sometimes annoyingly so.

enthusiasm

excited

Eagerly anticipating something

fervent · ardent · zealous · exuberant · animated · spirited · keen · zestful · dynamic · vivacious

anticipation

expectant

Awaiting something foreseen

antsy · fidgety · waiting · hopeful · ready · poised · breathless · on edge · champing · itching

willingness

ready

Suitable for use now

open · amenable · cooperative · accommodating · obliging · compliant · game · prompt · responsive · available

desire

longing

Intense, persistent desire

wishing · hoping · aspiring · pining · aching · hungering · thirsting · coveting · dreaming · desirous

keenness

sharp

Fine-edged, or astute

intent · earnest · serious · dedicated · committed · diligent · assiduous · industrious · determined · driven

Categories
Opposites
enthusiasm/desire

eagerreluctant

Unwilling to act

unwilling · loath · averse · disinclined · unenthusiastic

emotional intensity/engagement

eagerapathetic

Without feeling or concern

indifferent · uninterested · disinterested · unconcerned · detached

willingness to act

eagerreluctant

Unwilling to act

unwilling · listless · languid · spiritless · languorous

Phrases
Family

eagerness, eagerly, eager beaver, overeager, overeagerness, overeagerly

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G