Synonyms of champing at the bit

champing at the bit

phrase

variants or chomping at the bit

as in great

showing urgent desire or interest

By Friday we were champing at the bit to set out on our vacation.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• great
• gung ho
• hot
• wild
• crazy
• hungry
• anxious
• eager
• excited
• nuts
• hepped up
• greedy
• enthusiastic
• impatient
• ardent
• thirsty
• desirous
• avid
• solicitous
• voracious
• keen
• enthused
• juiced
• stoked
• pumped
• geeked
• happy
• ready
• antsy
• raring
• hung up
• athirst
• hopped-up
• agog
• interested
• appetent
• game
• ambitious
• obsessed
• restless
• longing
• glad
• craving
• breathless
• hankering
• covetous
• engaged
• amenable
• pining
• restive
• unreluctant
• willing
• disposed
• inclined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• casual
• unconcerned
• apathetic
• uninterested
• unenthusiastic
• nonchalant
• disinterested
• detached
• aloof
• insouciant
• incurious
• reluctant
• impassive
• unwilling
• uneager
• stolid
• lukewarm
• loath
• lackadaisical
• languid
• languorous
• hesitant
• halfhearted
• spiritless
• averse
• loathe
• disinclined
• loth