| Main Entry: | raring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eager |
Synonyms: |
champing at the bit, enthusiastic, itching, keen, longing, ready, willing |
Antonyms: |
reluctant |
| Main Entry: | expectant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anticipating |
Synonyms: |
alert, anticipative, anxious, apprehensive, awaiting, breathless, eager, expecting, hopeful, hoping, in suspense, looking for, on edge, on tenterhooks, prepared, raring, ready, vigilant, waiting, waiting on, watchful, with bated breath |
| Main Entry: | solicitous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worried |
Synonyms: |
anxious, appetent, apprehensive, ardent, athirst, attentive, avid, beside oneself, careful, caring, concerned, devoted, eager, earnest, heedful, impatient, keen, loving, mindful, raring, regardful, tender, thirsty, troubled, uneasy, worried sick, worried stiff, zealous |
Antonyms: |
easy-going, laid-back, unafraid, unworried |
| Main Entry: | athirst |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eager |
Synonyms: |
agog, anxious, ardent, avid, bursting, champing at the bit, desiring, desirous, excited, hungry, impatient, keen, longing, raring, ready and willing, thirsting, thirsty, yearning |