eager
How to pronounce eager:
Synonyms for eager:
agog
antsy
anxious
ardent
avid
desirous
dying
enthused
enthusiastic
excited
geeked
great
greedy
gung ho
happy
hungry
impatient
intent
interested
itching
keen
nuts
overeager
pumped
raring
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Antonyms for eager:
affectless
aloof
ambitionless
antipathetic
apathetic
apathetic about
apathetic towards
apprehensive
assured
averse
averse to
blank
blasé
bored
boring
breathy
broad-minded
cagey
cagy
callous
calm
carefree
careless
casual
casual about
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Other 2-syllable words like eager
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like eager does.
- escapes
 - island
 - question
 - wishing
 - fluty
 - triage
 - phishing
 - camping
 - distract
 - dwelling
 - panic
 - sincere
 - uncouth
 - bottom
 - assess
 - thinking
 - abscond
 - burger
 - honest
 - mama
 - terror
 - tragic
 - drama
 - pressure
 - measure
 - caution
 - cheerful
 - convey
 - follows
 - ice-cold
 - obeyed
 - pussy
 - riddle
 - amid
 - huddle
 - pillow
 - depend
 - gully
 - stomach
 - civil
 - doctrine
 - believe
 - untrained
 - catarrh
 - foolish
 - aetna
 - mission
 - anger
 - busy
 - jejune
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