uneager

Examples

• All

• I think of their faces at 8:00 A.M., glazed and uneager, little gold rings decorating their ears, noses, and eyebrows, and then I feel something ripple through me, a pulpy thought: I'm desired by somebody twenty years my junior.

  Fiction book (1999)

• "I think Romney has been uneager to really delve into that, but I think the challenge he will have on issue after issue is that you have to get more specific."

  Blog text (28)

• Normally, my discipline is met with staunch disagreement, uneager ears, unwilling hearts, and occasionally full-on body tantrums.

  Blog text (7)

• Despite the invitation to join the club, her friends remained uneager to sign up.

• He looked uneager to try the new dish, turning away from the menu with a frown.

Synonyms

U

uninspired

vsuneager

14 4.0

Not having new or interesting ideas

expresses lack of eagerness and willingness rather than lack of creativity

U

unenthusiastic

vsuneager

4 3.9

Not showing much interest or excitement

is a more general lack of willingness or keenness beyond one situation

U

unenthused

vsuneager

• Informal

1 5.3

Not showing excitement or interest

is a broader lack of keenness or willingness across situations

U

unenergetic

vsuneager

4.0

Feeling too tired to be active or interested

focuses on absence of eagerness and willingness rather than low energy

U

unexpansive

vsuneager

8.6

Not talking much and not showing strong feelings

is about lacking eagerness and willingness rather than just being reserved

Antonyms

E

eager

447 1.0

Wanting very much to do or have something and showing strong interest

How Eager

enthusiastic

175 2.7

keen

85 2.3

eager

447 1.0

willing

∞ 1.0

uneager

6.7

indifferent

46 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology