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Synonyms for keen
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Princeton's WordNet
keen(adj)
a funeral lament sung with loud wailing
Antonyms:
dull, unperceiving, mild, unperceptive, badacute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp(adj)
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
"an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
Synonyms:
intense, penetrative, discriminating, shrill, neat, sharp, shrewd, lancinating, nifty, sharp-worded, not bad(p), bang-up, astute, incisive, acuate, dandy, tart, smashing, cutting, bully, precipitous, needlelike, slap-up, abrupt, lancinate, knifelike, corking, exquisite, groovy, great, acute, piercing, penetrating, swell, cracking, crisp, stabbing, peachyAntonyms:
dull, bad, mild, unperceiving, unperceptiveexquisite, keen(adj)
intense or sharp
"suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"
Synonyms:
incisive, slap-up, cracking, neat, sharp, lancinating, dainty, cutting, swell, knifelike, great, nifty, not bad(p), discriminating, bang-up, smashing, groovy, acute, corking, penetrating, recherche, exquisite, lancinate, piercing, bully, dandy, peachy, stabbing, penetrativeAntonyms:
dull, unperceptive, mild, unperceiving, badbang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing(adj)
very good
"he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
Antonyms:
dull, mild, unperceiving, unperceptive, badcutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating(adj)
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
"a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
Synonyms:
slap-up, cracking, neat, sharp, lancinating, wounding, incisive, cutting, peachy, swell, knifelike, corking, bully, dandy, nifty, smashing, not bad(p), raw, discriminating, bang-up, acute, groovy, lancinate, stinging, edged, exquisite, penetrating, piercing, bleak, great, stabbing, penetrativeAntonyms:
dull, bad, unperceptive, unperceiving, mildkeen(verb)
having a sharp cutting edge or point
"a keen blade"
Synonyms:
slap-up, cracking, neat, sharp, lancinating, incisive, cutting, swell, knifelike, great, nifty, not bad(p), discriminating, bang-up, smashing, groovy, acute, corking, penetrating, exquisite, lancinate, piercing, bully, dandy, peachy, stabbing, penetrativeAntonyms:
dull, bad, unperceptive, unperceiving, mildlament, keen(verb)
express grief verbally
"we lamented the death of the child"
Synonyms:
lament, deplore, bemoan, bewailAntonyms:
dull, mild, bad, unperceiving, unperceptive
English Synonyms and Antonyms
keen
Acute, from the Latin, suggests the sharpness of the needle's point; keen, from the Saxon, the sharpness of the cutting edge. Astute, from the Latin, with the original sense of cunning has come to have a meaning that combines the sense of acute or keen with that of sagacious. The astute mind adds to acuteness and keenness an element of cunning or finesse. The astute debater leads his opponents into a snare by getting them to make admissions, or urge arguments, of which he sees a result that they do not perceive. The acute, keen intellect may take no special advantage of these qualities; the astute mind has always a point to make for itself, and seldom fails to make it. A knowing look, air, etc., in general indicates practical knowledge with a touch of shrewdness, and perhaps of cunning; in regard to some special matter, it indicates the possession of reserved knowledge which the person could impart if he chose. Knowing has often a slightly invidious sense. We speak of a knowing rascal, meaning cunning or shrewd within a narrow range, but of a knowing horse or dog, in the sense of sagacious, implying that he knows more than could be expected of such an animal. A knowing child has more knowledge than would be looked for at his years, perhaps more than is quite desirable, while to speak of a child as intelligent is altogether complimentary.
Synonyms:
acute, astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, subtile, subtleAntonyms:
blind, dull, idiotic, imbecile, shallow, short-sighted, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
keen(a.)
keen(a.)
Synonyms:
sharp, acute, with a fine edgekeen(a.)
Synonyms:
piercing, penetrating, cuttingkeen(a.)
Synonyms:
severe, bitter, poignant, acrimonious, caustickeen(a.)
Synonyms:
shrewd, discerning, quick, sagacious, astute, keen-sighted, keen-eyed, clear-sighted, long-headed
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
keen(a)
Synonyms:
sharp, acute, trenchant, penetrating, shrewd, astute, discerning, piercing, poignant, excruciating, a crimonious, mordacious, bitter, intense, severe, eager, ardent, ravenous, vehement
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "keen":
anxious, eager, enthusiastic, willing, fierce, vivo, ardent, fervent, interested, intense, acute, desirous, passionate, strong
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#209 | great | |
#1340 | strong | |
#1616 | interested | |
#3079 | raw | |
#3091 | sharp | |
#3717 | cutting | |
#3912 | willing | |
#3964 | severe | |
#4704 | knowing | |
#5690 | acute | |
#6394 | prompt | |
#7174 | intense | |
#9217 | keen | |
#9840 | subtle | |
#10534 | neat | |
#10991 | vivo | |
#11018 | piercing | |
#11300 | eager | |
#11793 | crisp | |
#12021 | passionate | |
#13127 | exquisite | |
#13784 | enthusiastic | |
#13864 | anxious | |
#15142 | fierce | |
#15261 | recherche | |
#15269 | cracking | |
#16522 | swell | |
#17616 | nifty | |
#18316 | biting | |
#18998 | groovy | |
#19228 | smashing | |
#20256 | edged | |
#20516 | bully | |
#21938 | tart | |
#22283 | penetrating | |
#24896 | dandy | |
#24948 | discerning | |
#25029 | bleak | |
#25806 | crafty | |
#26623 | cunning | |
#27559 | abrupt | |
#28523 | lament | |
#29124 | discriminating | |
#29779 | sarcastic | |
#32913 | stabbing | |
#33982 | ardent | |
#34018 | astute | |
#38371 | satirical | |
#40176 | stinging | |
#41656 | wounding | |
#42465 | dainty | |
#44023 | incisive | |
#44318 | shrewd | |
#46093 | fervent | |
#46387 | desirous | |
#46745 | shrill | |
#52162 | peachy | |
#75592 | precipitous | |
#76435 | vehement | |
#88536 | deplore | |
#104431 | bemoan | |
#127341 | sagacious | |
#135647 | penetrative | |
#200467 | bewail | |
#206784 | subtile | |
#252858 | corking | |
#268563 | perspicacious |
How to use keen in a sentence?
The kingdom is keen to preserve the stability and security of the region, to spare it the scourge of war and to realize peace and stability.
Shanghai GM President Wang Yongqing:
In terms of new energy, we are keen on power efficiency and emission control and are ardent to go electrical throughout our portfolio.
Japan is keen to play a more active role in the world and it will be exposed to more dangers than it is accustomed to and it needs contingency plans for the future.
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea:
I have no doubt that Officers Radziwon Mattera speedy efforts last night, keen work, saved lives, whether it was last night, maybe tonight or in the future.
Were not the first country to find itself in this situation with China and the Chinese practice seems to be to avoid in the early stages of these kinds of standoffs, to avoid higher level meanings, i have sought repeatedly a meeting with the Wang Yi, the foreign minister, my counterpart. Thus far that meeting hasnt happened. But if Chinese officials are listening to us today, let me repeat that I would be very, very keen to meet with Minister Wang Yi or to speak with him over the phone at the earliest opportunity.
Translations for keen
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- متحمسArabic
- entusiastaCatalan, Valencian
- heftig, kühn, ungestüm, begeistert, eifrig, scharf, vehementGerman
- vehemente, entusiasta, con perspicaz, fijoSpanish
- vifFrench
- èasgaidhScottish Gaelic
- इच्छुकHindi
- lelkesHungarian
- tajamIndonesian
- veemente, incline, desideroso, pronto, disposto, propenso, intenzionato, voglioso, preparato, entusiastaItalian
- курч, кескин, катууKyrgyz
- pūkatokatoMāori
- расположенMacedonian
- afiadoPortuguese
- острыйRussian
- öfkeli, istekli, ateşli, şiddetli, düşkün, hevesli, coşkuluTurkish
- гострийUkrainian
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