Each of the answers here has appeared in puzzles that featured “Enthusiastic” or its close variant, giving you options based on previously accepted crossword solutions.
Likely Answers:
- AVID
- EAGER
- KEEN
- AGOG
- EXCITED
- KEENASMUSTARD
- RHAPSODIC
- RAHRAH
- ZEALOUS
- HEARTY
- ARDENT
- LYRICAL
- ZESTFUL
- GOGO
- RAPTUROUS
- MAD
- EBULLIENT
- WHOLEHEARTED
- GUNGHO
- RARING
Synonyms and Definitions
AVID
- Synonyms: devouring, esurient, greedy, zealous
- Definition: (usually preceded by for) passionately or extremely eager
EAGER
- Synonyms: aegir, bore, eagre, tidal bore
- Definition: A large (and often hazardous) wave produced by tidal movement, such as when tidal currents collide or in a confined estuary.
KEEN
- Synonyms: acute, bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, cutting, dandy, discriminating, exquisite, great, groovy, incisive, knifelike, lament, lancinate, lancinating, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp, slap-up, smashing, stabbing, swell
- Definition: a mournful song performed with loud crying at a funeral
AGOG
- Definition: extremely thrilled
EXCITED
- Synonyms: activated, agitate, arouse, aroused, charge, charge up, commove, delirious, emotional, energise, energize, excite, frantic, mad, rouse, sex, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, turn on, unrestrained, wind up, worked up
RHAPSODIC
- Synonyms: ecstatic, enraptured, rapt, rapturous
ZEALOUS
- Synonyms: avid
- Definition: Characterized by a lively curiosity and passion.
HEARTY
- Synonyms: full-blooded, lusty, red-blooded, satisfying, solid, square, substantial
ARDENT
- Synonyms: fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid, warm
- Definition: Marked by strong feelings.
LYRICAL
- Synonyms: lyric
ZESTFUL
- Synonyms: barmy, yeasty, zesty
RAPTUROUS
- Synonyms: rhapsodic
MAD
- Synonyms: brainsick, crazy, demented, disturbed, excited, harebrained, huffy, insane, sick, sore, unbalanced, unhinged
- Definition: Stirred up to anger
EBULLIENT
- Synonyms: exuberant, high-spirited
WHOLEHEARTED
- Synonyms: heart-whole, whole-souled
RARING
- Synonyms: impatient
- Definition: (typically accompanied by to) brimming with enthusiasm