| Main Entry: | gung ho |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of enthusiasm |
Synonyms: |
aggressive, anxious, ardent, banzai, can-do, dedicated, eager, energetic, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, extremely enthusiastic, fanatical, fired up, fired up, intense, keyed up, lively, passionate, proactive, spirited, take-charge, zealous |
| Main Entry: | assured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confident |
Synonyms: |
assertive, audacious, bold, brazen, certain, cocksure, collected, complacent, composed, confident, cool, gung ho, gutsy, high*, imperturbable, overconfident, poised, positive, puffed up, pumped up, pushy, rosy, sanguine, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed, sure, unflappable, unhesitating, upbeat* |
Antonyms: |
confused, dismayed, distrustful, doubtful, doubting, fearful, hesitant, nervous |
| 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: | enthusiastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interested, excited |
Synonyms: |
agog, animated, anxious, ardent, athirst, attracted, avid, bugged, concerned, crazy about, devoted, dying to, eager, earnest, ebullient, exhilarated, exuberant, fanatical, fascinated, fervent, fervid, forceful, gaga, gone on, gung ho, hearty, intent, keen, keyed up, lively, nutty, obsessed, passionate, pleased, rabid, red-hot, rhapsodic, spirited, tantalized, thrilled, titillated, unqualified, vehement, vigorous, wacky*, warm, wholehearted, willing, zealous |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, disinterested, doubting, indifferent, lethargic, pessimistic, unenthusiastic, unexcited, weary |
| Main Entry: | keen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
agog, alert, animate, animated, anxious, appetent, ardent, athirst, avid, breathless, devoted, dying to, eager, earnest, ebullient, fervent, fervid, fierce, fond of, gung ho, impassioned, impatient, intense, intent, interested, lively, perfervid, spirited, sprightly, thirsty, vehement, vivacious, warm, zealous |
Antonyms: |
reluctant, unenthusiastic, uninterested |
| Main Entry: | nuts/nutty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally deranged |
Synonyms: |
absurd, batty, bedlamite, cracked, crazy, daffy, daft, demented, eccentric, enthusiastic, foolish, gung ho, harebrained, insane, irrational, keen, kooky, loony, lunatic, mad, out of one's mind, ridiculous, touched, unusual, wacky*, warm, zealous |
Antonyms: |
balanced, calm, sane, well |
| Main Entry: | warm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
amorous, angry, animated, ardent, earnest, effusive, emotional, excitable, excited, fervent, fervid, glowing, gung-ho, heated, hot*, intense, irascible, keen, lively, nutty, passionate, spirited, stormy, vehement, vigorous, violent, zealous |
Antonyms: |
cool, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested |
| Main Entry: | zealous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
afire, antsy*, ardent, avid, burning, coming on strong, dedicated, devoted, eager, earnest, fanatic, fanatical, fervent, fervid, fireball, fired, frenetic, gung-ho, hot*, impassioned, itchy, keen, obsessed, passionate, possessed, pushy*, rabid, ripe, self-starting, spirited, wild-eyed |
| Notes: | jealous means envious or fearful of being replaced by a rival; zealous means marked by active interest and enthusiasm |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, indifferent, lethargic, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | fervent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
animated, ardent, blazing, burning, devout, dying to, eager, earnest, ecstatic, emotional, enthused, excited, fervid, fiery, glowing, gotta have, gung ho, heartfelt, hearty, hopped up, hot, hot for, hot-blooded, impassioned, intense, passionate, perfervid, pious, religious, responsive, serious, sincere, tender, unfeigned, vehement, warm, warmhearted, wholehearted, zealous |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, cool, dispassionate, dispirited, indifferent, unenthusiastic, unexcited |
| Main Entry: | nutty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deranged |
Synonyms: |
absurd, batty, bedlamite, buggy, cockamamie, cracked, crazy, daffy, daft, demented, eccentric, enthusiastic, foolish, gung ho, harebrained, insane, irrational, keen, kooky, loony, lunatic, mad, nuts, potty, ridiculous, touched, unusual, wacky, warm, zealous |
Antonyms: |
sane |