gung-ho
Raring to go
Gung-ho means extremely enthusiastic, eager, or zealous—sometimes excessively so.
The term often implies someone who charges ahead without caution: He's gung-ho about the new project.
It can carry a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting naïveté or recklessness: Don't get too gung-ho—we need to think this through.
Originally military slang adopted from Chinese, it entered general American usage during World War II.
Showing intense eager enjoyment
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
keen · avid · spirited · fired-up · pumped · psyched · amped · stoked
Joint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- solidarityUnity among allies
- collectiveJointly organized group
camaraderie · all-in · united · synchronized · coordinated · cohesion
Having great physical energy
- dynamicActive and changing
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- livelyAnimated and energetic
- spiritedFull of vim
exuberant · peppy · bouncy · zippy · vivacious · effervescent · brisk · bustling
enthusiastic
Showing intense eager enjoyment
- zealousPassionately eager and active
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
passionate · keen · avid · spirited · fired-up · pumped · psyched · amped · stoked · raring
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- solidarityUnity among allies
collective · camaraderie · all-in · united · synchronized · coordinated · cohesion
vigorous
Having great physical energy
spirited · exuberant · peppy · bouncy · zippy · vivacious · effervescent · brisk · bustling · active
impetuous
Acting on sudden urge
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
hasty · brash · foolhardy · overeager · careless · heedless · unrestrained · unbridled · wild · aggressive
Carlson
battalion · platoon · squad · comrades · mission · charge · attack · advance · rally · deployment
gung-hounenthusiastic
Without eagerness or passion
apathetic · indifferent · reluctant · lukewarm · disinterested
gung-hocynical
Doubting human goodness
disengaged · detached · uncommitted · jaded · disillusioned