| Main Entry: | champ at the bit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | burst with energy |
Synonyms: |
chafe at the bit, feel one's oats, thrive |
| Main Entry: | eager |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anxious, enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
acquisitive, agog, ambitious, antsy, appetent, ardent, athirst, avid, breathless, champing at the bit, covetous, craving, desiring, desirous, dying to, earnest, fervent, fervid, greedy, gung ho, hankering, heated, hot to trot, hot*, hungry*, impatient, intent, keen, longing, pining, rarin' to go, ready and willing, restive, restless, self-starting, solicitous, thirsty, vehement, voracious, warmblooded, wild, wishful, yearning, zealous |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, disinterested, dispassionate, unconcerned, uneager, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | raring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eager |
Synonyms: |
champing at the bit, enthusiastic, itching, keen, longing, ready, willing |
Antonyms: |
reluctant |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | thirsting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | eager |
Synonyms: |
acquisitive, agog, ambitious, antsy, appetent, ardent, athirst, avid, breathless, bursting, champing at the bit, covetous, craving, desiring, desirous, dying to, earnest, fervent, fervid, greedy, gung ho, hankering*, heated, hot to trot, hot*, hungry*, impatient, intent, keen, longing, pining, rarin' to go, ready and willing, restive, restless, self-starting, solicitous, thirsty, vehement, voracious, warmblooded, wild, wishful, yearning, zealous |