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| Main Entry: | enthusiastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interested, excited |
| Synonyms: | agog, animated, anxious, ardent, avid, concerned, crazy about*, devoted, eager, earnest, ebullient, exhilarated, exuberant, fanatical, fascinated, fervent, fervid, forceful, gung ho*, hearty, intent, keen, lively, nutty*, obsessed, passionate, pleased, rabid, red-hot*, rhapsodic, spirited, thrilled, unqualified, vehement, vigorous, wacky*, warm, wholehearted, willing, zealous, athirst, attracted, bugged, dying to, gaga, gone on, keyed up, tantalized, titillated |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, doubting, indifferent, lethargic, pessimistic, unenthusiastic, weary, unexcited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | agog |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthralled |
| Synonyms: | anxious, avid, breathless, eager, enthusiastic, excited, expectant, impatient, in suspense, on tenterhooks |
| Main Entry: | animated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
| Synonyms: | active, alert, animate, ardent, brisk, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, elated, energetic, enthusiastic, excited, fervent, gay, happy, passionate, peppy, quick, snappy, spirited, sprightly, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vivacious, vivid, zealous, zippy, activated, energized, vitalized, zestful, zingy |
| Main Entry: | aspiring |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeful |
| Synonyms: | ambitious, aspirant, eager, eager beaver*, enthusiastic, impassioned, longing, striving, wishful, would-be, zealous, endeavoring, on the make |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cheerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | airy, animated, blithe, bright, buoyant, cheery, chipper, contented, effervescent, enthusiastic, gay, glad, good-humored, good-natured, hearty, high, hilarious, hopeful, jaunty, jocund, jolly, joyful, lighthearted, lively, merry, optimistic, peppy, perky, pleasant, roseate, rosy, sanguine, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, sunny, up*, upbeat, vivacious, winsome, zippy, bouncy, bucked, chirpy, enlivening, full of pep, gladsome, in good spirits, in high spirits, sunny side up, zappy, zingy |
| Antonyms: | cheerless, depressed, gloomy, grave, heavy, melancholy, sad, serious, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | compulsive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | driving, obsessive |
| Synonyms: | compelling, enthusiastic, irresistible, overwhelming, passionate, uncontrollable, urgent, besetting |
| Notes: | a compulsive eater is compelled by an exterior force to eat and eats constantly; an impulsive eater is impelled (has an impulse) to eat, occurring sporadically, and eats only from time to time |
| Antonyms: | free, independent, controlled, easy-going |
| Main Entry: | dedicated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loyal, hard-working |
| Synonyms: | committed, devoted, enthusiastic, faithful, purposeful, single-minded, sworn, wholehearted, zealous, given over to, old faithful, single-hearted, true blue, true to the end |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, lazy |
| Main Entry: | desirous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aspiring, hopeful |
| Synonyms: | acquisitive, ambitious, amorous, anxious, avid, covetous, craving, desiring, eager, enthusiastic, grasping, greedy, hot*, itchy*, keen, longing, lustful, passionate, ready, stimulated, willing, wishful, wishing, yearning, prehensile, turned on |
| Antonyms: | reluctant, unenthusiastic, unambitious, unhopeful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ecstatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy, blissful |
| Synonyms: | beatific, crazy, delirious, dreamy, elated, enthusiastic, fervent, floating, frenzied, gone*, high*, joyful, joyous, mad, on cloud nine*, out, overjoyed, rapturous, rhapsodic, sent, sunny, thrilled, tickled pink*, transported, upbeat, wild, athrill, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, flying high, in exaltation, in seventh heaven, pleased as punch, ravished, tickled to death, turned on |
| Antonyms: | sorrowful, troubled, unhappy, despaired, tormented |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | effusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gushing, profuse |
| Synonyms: | demonstrative, ebullient, enthusiastic, expansive, extravagant, exuberant, fulsome, gabby*, lavish, outpouring, overflowing, prolix, talkative, unreserved, unrestrained, verbose, windbag*, windy*, wordy, all jaw, big mouthed, free-flowing, gushy, unconstrained |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emotional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | demonstrative about feelings |
| Synonyms: | affecting, ardent, disturbed, ecstatic, enthusiastic, excitable, exciting, fanatical, feeling, fervent, fervid, fickle, fiery, heartwarming, heated, histrionic, hysterical, impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, irrational, moving, nervous, overwrought, passionate, pathetic, poignant, responsive, sensitive, sentient, sentimental, spontaneous, stirring, susceptible, temperamental, tender, thrilling, touching, warm, zealous, emotive, falling apart, hot-blooded, roused, stirred, tear-jerking |
| Antonyms: | physical |
| Main Entry: | enterprising |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | resourceful, energetic |
| Synonyms: | active, adventurous, aggressive, alert, ambitious, aspiring, audacious, bold, busy, craving, daring, dashing, diligent, driving, eager, enthusiastic, go-ahead*, hardworking, hungry, hustling, industrious, intrepid, keen, lively, peppy, progressive, pushing, ready, snappy, spanking, spark plug, spirited, stirring, up-and-coming*, venturesome, vigorous, yearning, zealous, zippy*, advancing, coming on strong, go-go, gumptious, hard ball, itching, lusting, self-starting, take-over |
| Antonyms: | inactive, passive, unimaginative, unadventurous, unambitious, unenthused, unresourceful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easily upset or inspired |
| Synonyms: | demonstrative, edgy, emotional, enthusiastic, fidgety, fierce, fiery, hasty, high-strung, hot-tempered, hysterical, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, inflammable, intolerant, irascible, mercurial, moody, nervous, neurotic, passionate, peevish, quick, quick-tempered, rash, reckless, restless, sensitive, skittish, susceptible, temperamental, testy, touchy, uncontrolled, uneasy, vehement, violent, volatile, agitable, alarmable, galvanic, hot-headed, overzealous, short fused, volcanic |
| Antonyms: | calm, easy, insensitive, laid-back, passive, uninspired, easy-going, unexcitable |
| Main Entry: | excited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inspired; upset |
| Synonyms: | agitated, animated, annoyed, beside oneself*, charged, delighted, disconcerted, disturbed, eager, enthusiastic, feverish, frantic, high*, hot*, hot and bothered*, hyperactive, hysterical, inflamed, jumpy*, moved, nervous, on edge*, on fire, overwrought, passionate, provoked, stimulated, thrilled, tumultous/tumultuous, wild, wired*, aflame, aroused, awakened, discomposed, fired up, in a tizzy, juiced up, keyed up, piqued, roused, ruffled, steamed up, stirred, worked up, zipped up |
| Antonyms: | bored, calm, composed, laid-back, unenthusiastic, uninspired, easy-going, unenthused, unexcited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fanatical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overenthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | biased, bigoted, burning*, contumacious, credulous, devoted, dogmatic, domineering, enthusiastic, erratic, extreme, fervent, feverish, fiery, frenzied, headstrong, immoderate, impassioned, impulsive, incorrigible, infatuated, mad, narrow-minded, obsessed, obstinate, opinionated, partial, partisan, passionate, possessed, prejudiced, rabid, radical, raving, single-minded, stubborn, unruly, violent, visionary, wild, willful, zealous, bugged, high on, monomaniacal, nuts for, obsessive, turned on |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, dispassionate, impartial, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feisty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spirited; touchy |
| Synonyms: | active, alive, bubbly, courageous, difficult, enthusiastic, excitable, fiery, frisky, game, gritty, gutsy, high-strung, lively, mettlesome, ornery, peppy, quarrelsome, sensitive, spunky, thin-skinned, tough, truculent, full of pep, gutty, hot-blooded, scrappy, zestful |
| Main Entry: | fiery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | passionate; on fire |
| Synonyms: | ablaze, afire, alight, blazing, burning, choleric, combustible, enthusiastic, excitable, febrile, fervid, feverish, fierce, flaming, flickering, flushed, glowing, heated, hot, hot-tempered*, impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, inflamed, intense, irascible, irritable, madcap, peppery, precipitate, red-hot*, spirited, unrestrained, vehement, violent, aflame, agitable, conflagrant, fevered, flaring, hot-blooded, hot-headed, igneous, ignited, in flames, perfervid |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, dull, flat, impassive, subdued |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gung ho |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, anxious, ardent, dedicated, eager, energetic, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, fanatical, intense, lively, passionate, spirited, zealous, banzai, can-do, extremely enthusiastic, fired up, fired up, keyed up, proactive, take-charge |
| Main Entry: | intent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | determined, resolute |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, alert, attentive, bent, bound, committed, concentrated, decided, decisive, deep, eager, earnest, engaged, engrossed, enthusiastic, firm, fixed, hell-bent*, immersed, industrious, intense, occupied, piercing, preoccupied, rapt, set, settled, steadfast, steady, watchful, watching, attending, concentrating, minding, resolved, riveted, wrapped up |
| Antonyms: | distracted, irresolute |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | irrepressible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effervescent, vivacious |
| Synonyms: | boisterous, bubbling, buoyant, ebullient, enthusiastic, rebellious, tumultous/tumultuous, uncontrollable, unmanageable, unrestrained, unruly, insuppressible, rhapsodical, unconstrained, uncontainable, unquenchable, unrestrainable, unstoppable |
| Antonyms: | depressed, despondent, grave, hopeless, serious |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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