raring
adjective
rar·ing ˈrer-ən 
-iŋ
: full of enthusiasm or eagerness
ready and raring to go
Synonyms
- agog
- antsy
- anxious
- ardent
- athirst
- avid
- crazy
- desirous
- eager
- enthused
- enthusiastic
- excited
- geeked [slang]
- great
- greedy
- gung ho
- hepped up
- hopped-up
- hot
- hungry
- impatient
- juiced
- keen
- nuts
- pumped
- solicitous
- stoked [slang]
- thirsty
- voracious
- wild
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
The kids are raring to get to work on the tree house. She's been raring to go since dawn.
Word History
Etymology
from present participle of English dialect rare to rear, alteration of English rear
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
raring
adjective
rar·ing
ˈrer-ən,
-iŋ
: very eager
raring to go
raring
adjective
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest we'd gotten up so early that by the time eight o'clock rolled around, we were raring to get started on the hike Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- excited
- eager
- enthusiastic
- anxious
- avid
- keen
- ready
- hungry
- enthused
- pumped
- ardent
- impatient
- happy
- stoked
- antsy
- nuts
- thirsty
- juiced
- interested
- desirous
- willing
- athirst
- agog
- voracious
- geeked
- wild
- greedy
- great
- solicitous
- crazy
- chomping at the bit
- hopped-up
- gung ho
- engaged
- champing at the bit
- longing
- hot
- hepped up
- hankering
- craving
- glad
- ambitious
- restless
- obsessed
- pining
- hung up
- restive
- breathless
- game
- covetous
- inclined
- amenable
- disposed
- appetent
- unreluctant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- indifferent
- apathetic
- unenthusiastic
- casual
- unconcerned
- uninterested
- reluctant
- nonchalant
- disinterested
- unwilling
- incurious
- detached
- insouciant
- aloof
- uneager
- hesitant
- stolid
- lackadaisical
- impassive
- loath
- languid
- averse
- spiritless
- lukewarm
- halfhearted
- loth
- disinclined
- loathe
- languorous