ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsEeager
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eager
Meaning: excited and ready to do something
eager in a sentence
How eager is used in real sentences:
The students were eager to begin their science experiment.
The eager puppy waited by the door for its morning walk.
“The eager team arrived early, ready to begin Maya's training in a library room.”
— from the passage The Waiting Map
Synonyms for eager
Other words for eager — excited, enthusiastic and keen — carry the same meaning.
- excited
- enthusiastic
- keen
Antonyms of eager
Words that mean the opposite of eager:
- reluctant
- uninterested
Where it comes from
From Old French aigre 'sharp or spirited'
Memory hook
An eager person is excited to GO and get started.