raring
Itching to begin
Raring means eagerly enthusiastic and impatient to do something, almost always followed by "to": raring to go, raring to start.
The word suggests pent-up energy ready for release, like a horse straining against its reins.
It rarely appears outside this fixed construction.
Showing intense eager enjoyment
- excitedEagerly anticipating something
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- itchingIrritating skin sensation
- agogEagerly excited state
avid · gung-ho · keen · animated · spirited · exuberant · energetic · zestful
Unable to be still
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- edgyTense and irritable
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
twitchy · jittery · on-edge · restive · wound-up · keyed-up · anxious · champing
Intensely determined to achieve
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
- self-starterOne with initiative
proactive · resolute · purposeful · focused · committed · dedicated · tenacious · single-minded
enthusiastic
Showing intense eager enjoyment
- excitedEagerly anticipating something
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- itchingIrritating skin sensation
agog · avid · gung-ho · keen · animated · spirited · exuberant · energetic · zestful · pumped
restless
Unable to be still
agitated · twitchy · jittery · on-edge · restive · wound-up · keyed-up · anxious · champing · pacing
driven
Intensely determined to achieve
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- ambitiousStrongly desiring achievement
- go-getterAmbitious, driven person
self-starter · proactive · resolute · purposeful · focused · committed · dedicated · tenacious · single-minded · goal-oriented
raringreluctant
Unwilling to act
unwilling · uneager · disinclined · loath · loth
raringlanguid
Weak and without vigor
languorous · listless · lethargic · spiritless · torpid
- raring to goExtremely keen to begin