Keen and Ready

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Keen adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.

Usage example: a keen hunger for fame and fortune in the fashion industry

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Ready is a synonym for keen in ability topic. In some cases you can use "Ready" instead an adjective "Keen", when it comes to topics like eager.

Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

Ready adjective - Having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation.

Usage example: had a ready response to every one of her objections regarding the feasibility of the plan

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Keen is a synonym for ready in willing topic. You can use "Keen" instead an adjective "Ready", if it concerns topics such as ability, eager, clever, skillful.

Nearby Words: readiness, readily, readying, readied

life	keen life	ready life
death	keen death	ready death

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