List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 129

SYNONYMS: eager, avid, keen, agog.
These adjectives mean animated by or showing great interest or desire.

Eager suggests intensity of interest and impatient desire: eager to travel abroad; eager to learn.
Avid implies ardent desire and unbounded craving: has an avid ambition to succeed; an avid sports fan.
Keen suggests acuteness or intensity of interest or emotional drive: takes keen pleasure in music.
Agog implies a state of heightened anticipation: The prospect of Christmas left the children agog.