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eager

/ˈiɡɚ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Eager means: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy.

Synonyms for eager17

noun, as in a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir

adjective, as in having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

anxious, dying, hot, impatient, raring, overeager, enthusiastic

also used for eager

bursting, keen, solicitous, alacritous, athirst, fain

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Opposites of eager

uneager

What does eager mean?2

adjective

1

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy“eager to learn”

noun

1

a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with eager?1

two syllables

meager
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Eager in a sentence

  • You were eager to do that, weren't you?CK
  • He's eager, but, if anything, he was holding us back.pip
  • William was a passionate student of science, eager to learn and discover new things.Amastan
  • Gabriel waved his hand to flag down a passing taxi, eager to get home.Amastan
  • Children joined the bucket brigade, eager to help their parents fight the flames.LoverofEnglish
  • He had a curious mind, always eager to learn new things.Nuel
  • I leaned forward, eager to catch every word he spoke.Hellerick
  • He was eager to display his new bicycle to his friends.unknown

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Forms of eager

as a noun

plural
eagers

as a adjective

comparative
eagerer
superlative
eagerest