Synonyms for enthusiastic
ɛnˌθu ziˈæs tɪk

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate these antonyms:

1. enthusiastic(adj)

   having or showing great excitement and interest

   "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

   Antonyms:
   cold, unenthusiastic, halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm

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1. enthusiastic(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   excited

2. enthusiastic(adjective)

   With zealous fervor; excited, motivated

   Synonyms:
   excited

English Synonyms and Antonyms(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. enthusiastic

   One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.

   Synonyms:
   animated, anxious, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, earnest, fervent, glowing, hot, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, vehement, yearning, zealous

   Antonyms:
   apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmoved

   Preposition:
   Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.

Editors Contribution(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. ebullient

   enthusiastic, animated

   Submitted by acronimous on January 11, 2018  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. enthusiastic(a.)

   Synonyms:
   fanatical, bigoted

2. enthusiastic(a.)

   Synonyms:
   visionary, extravagant

3. enthusiastic(a.)

   Synonyms:
   ardent, earnest, vehement, zealous, fervent, fervid, burning, flaming, glowing, passionate, impassioned

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. enthusiastic(a)

   Synonyms:
   eager, zealous, fanatical, fervent, impassioned

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1. List of paraphrases for "enthusiastic":

   excited, keen, warm, eager, warmly, passionate, ardent, ebullient, glowing, wholehearted, heart-warming

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How to use enthusiastic in a sentence?

1. Matt Preschern:

   Anyone can reach me on my globally enabled phone any time of day, and I enjoy it, i am genuinely enthusiastic about serving my team, because my and our success is dependent on them..

2. Andy Warhol:

   With the intervention of the decades, I was seeing the pictures again with different eyes, and they were actually better than I remembered, i think they look incredible. Having let them sit there for 35 years, I've earned the right to be enthusiastic about them again. To me, they hold up very well.

3. George Papadopoulos:

   My recollection was that the senator was actually enthusiastic about a meeting between the candidate and President Vladimir Putin.

4. Mary McCarthy:

   A society person who is enthusiastic about modern painting or Truman Capote is already half a traitor to his class. It is middle-class people who, quite mistakenly, imagine that a lively pursuit of the latest in reading and painting will advance their status in the world.

5. Norio Sato:

   Japan hasn't previously been enthusiastic about fintech, but creating these rules this fast could gain the world's attention.

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