agape

adjective

ə-ˈgāp How to pronounce agape (audio)
Definition of agapenext
as in watchful
having or showing signs of eagerly awaiting something at the sound of the sleigh bells the children were all agape, waiting for Santa to appear

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agape
  1. watchful
  2. eager
  3. expectant
  4. enthusiastic
  5. anticipatory
  6. agog
Adjective
  • In stage one the car is controlled remotely by a watchful parent.
    Vijay Govindarajan, Tojin T. Eapen, Daniel J. Finkenstadt, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
  • An oncologist who, in the face of this much evidence, shrugged and proposed watchful waiting as the best therapy would not be an optimist.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of watchful
Adjective
  • Some eager District 9 voters arrived at St. Bernard Catholic Church before the polls opened at 7 a.m., volunteer greeter Bob Klein of Appleton said.
    Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Even at 31, clad in saggy suit pants, Kirk has the affect of an eager college conservative.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of eager
Adjective
  • Every family includes expectant or brand-new parents, and many have single mothers facing housing insecurity, MOMS organizers tell us. MOMS hopes to serve 130 families this holiday season.
    Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The expectant mom of two accessorized with a nude purse and a navy baseball cap, wearing her hair in a braid down her back.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of expectant
Adjective
  • Elevated superhero fare like Watchmen received an enthusiastic welcome to the tune of 26 nominations and 11 wins including Outstanding Limited Series.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Trump seems equally enthusiastic about Musk’s space plans.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of enthusiastic
Adjective
  • His jab-like bars mesh perfectly with the anticipatory Cobain beat.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • However, the universe is not punishing you with this anticipatory period.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of anticipatory
Adjective
  • King Charles is known for his decades-long routine of healthy eating and plenty of exercise, but UK media is agog with the monarch making a major change in his 76th year.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The world may have been agog at that near-miss, replaying every wrinkle in the story, but the R.N.C. is not the world.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Definition of agog
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