Eager and Hawkish

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Eager adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.

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Hawkish is an antonym for eager.

Nearby Words: eagerness, eagerly

Hawkish adjective - Disposed to warfare or hard-line policies.

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Eager is an antonym for hawkish in chilly topic.

Nearby Word: hawk

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Hawkish and Eager. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/eager/hawkish

Eager & Hawkish. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/eager/hawkish>.

Hawkish or Eager. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/eager/hawkish.

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