eager

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eager

  1. adjective, impatiently desirous (of); anxious or avid (for)
  2. adjective, characterized by or feeling expectancy or great desire
  3. adjective, tart or biting; sharp

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  1. he was eager to see her departure
  2. an eager look

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Synonyms

passion, longing, hunger, zeal, earnest, earnest, passionate, anxiety, yearning, impatience


Antonyms

uninterested

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