overeagerness
Too much keenness
Overeagerness is excessive enthusiasm or impatience that often undermines its own aims.
The overeager salesperson pushes too hard and loses the sale.
An overeager puppy jumps on guests.
His overeagerness to please made him seem desperate.
The word implies that moderation would serve better.
Intense emotional intensity
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- zealousnessIntense eager enthusiasm
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
mania · frenzy · vehemence · excessiveness · immoderation · overenthusiasm · hyperfocus · single-mindedness
Rapid forward movement
- hastinessExcessive, careless speed
- precipitanceRash, headlong haste
- impulsivenessActing without forethought
- rashnessImprudent haste in action
prematureness · impatience · impetuosity · recklessness · thoughtlessness · carelessness · hurriedness
Excessive accommodation of others
- sycophancyObsequious behavior toward authority
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- bootlickingServile flattery for advantage
- obsequiousnessServile eagerness to please
brown-nosing · try-hard · desperation · clinginess · overattentiveness · smothering · overfriendliness · intrusiveness
State of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- worryTroubled mental state
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- uneaseMild persistent worry
jitters · anxiousness · panic · stress · trepidation · agitation · hypervigilance · insecurity
fervor
Intense emotional intensity
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- zealousnessIntense eager enthusiasm
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
obsession · mania · frenzy · vehemence · excessiveness · immoderation · overenthusiasm · hyperfocus · single-mindedness · relentlessness
rushing
Rapid forward movement
- hastinessExcessive, careless speed
- precipitanceRash, headlong haste
- impulsivenessActing without forethought
rashness · prematureness · impatience · impetuosity · recklessness · thoughtlessness · carelessness · hurriedness
people-pleasing
Excessive accommodation of others
- sycophancyObsequious behavior toward authority
- fawningExcessive insincere flattery
- bootlickingServile flattery for advantage
obsequiousness · brown-nosing · try-hard · desperation · clinginess · overattentiveness · smothering · overfriendliness · intrusiveness · boundary-crossing
nervousness
State of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- worryTroubled mental state
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
unease · jitters · anxiousness · panic · stress · trepidation · agitation · hypervigilance · insecurity · overthinking
overeagernessapathy
Absence of feeling
indifference · disinterest · reluctance · unenthusiasm · lukewarmness
overeagernesspatience
Calm during delays
restraint · self-control · deliberateness · composure · temperance
overeagernessdetachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
dispassion · unconcern · aloofness · sangfroid · nonchalance
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