athirst
adjective
John Keats
Synonyms
- agog
- antsy
- anxious
- ardent
- avid
- crazy
- desirous
- eager
- enthused
- enthusiastic
- excited
- geeked [slang]
- great
- greedy
- gung ho
- hepped up
- hopped-up
- hot
- hungry
- impatient
- juiced
- keen
- nuts
- pumped
- raring
- solicitous
- stoked [slang]
- thirsty
- voracious
- wild
Example Sentences
Word History
Middle English, from Old English ofthyrst, past participle of ofthyrstan to suffer from thirst, from of off, from + thyrstan to thirst — more at of
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
athirst
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- excited
- avid
- eager
- hungry
- thirsty
- anxious
- enthusiastic
- ardent
- desirous
- keen
- impatient
- pumped
- interested
- solicitous
- greedy
- enthused
- voracious
- raring
- happy
- agog
- antsy
- juiced
- nuts
- ready
- gung ho
- willing
- wild
- geeked
- hot
- stoked
- great
- longing
- hopped-up
- hepped up
- champing at the bit
- chomping at the bit
- crazy
- craving
- engaged
- restless
- obsessed
- covetous
- pining
- hung up
- glad
- restive
- hankering
- breathless
- ambitious
- inclined
- disposed
- game
- appetent
- amenable
- unreluctant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- indifferent
- apathetic
- uninterested
- disinterested
- aloof
- casual
- unenthusiastic
- unconcerned
- nonchalant
- incurious
- impassive
- spiritless
- insouciant
- languid
- unwilling
- detached
- uneager
- stolid
- lukewarm
- reluctant
- averse
- loth
- hesitant
- loath
- lackadaisical
- halfhearted
- languorous
- disinclined
- loathe
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of athirst are anxious, avid, eager, and keen. While all these words mean "moved by a strong and urgent desire or interest," athirst stresses yearning but not necessarily readiness for action.
The synonyms anxious and athirst are sometimes interchangeable, but anxious emphasizes fear of frustration or failure or disappointment.
Avid adds to eager the implication of insatiability or greed.
The meanings of eager and athirst largely overlap; however, eager implies ardor and enthusiasm and sometimes impatience at delay or restraint.
In some situations, the words keen and athirst are roughly equivalent. However, keen suggests intensity of interest and quick responsiveness in action.