KEENER Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word keener. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for KEENER
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ardent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by intense emotion • characterized by strong enthusiasm • glowing or shining like fire | ||||||||
eager | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy noun • a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) | ||||||||
admirer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves • someone who admires a young woman | ||||||||
aficionado | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fan of bull fighting • a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer | ||||||||
avid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous • marked by active interest and enthusiasm | ||||||||
buff | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • an ardent follower and admirer • a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen • bare skin • a medium to dark tan color • an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) adjective satellite • of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather verb • strike, beat repeatedly • polish and make shiny | ||||||||
devotee | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ardent follower and admirer | ||||||||
enthusiast | nounn | |||||||
noun • an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity • a person having a strong liking for something | ||||||||
fan | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces • an enthusiastic devotee of sports • an ardent follower and admirer verb • strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) • make (an emotion) fiercer • agitate the air • blow away or off with a current of air | ||||||||
fanatic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) adjective satellite • marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | ||||||||
go-getter | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone whose career progresses rapidly | ||||||||
lover | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who loves someone or is loved by someone • an ardent follower and admirer • a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage | ||||||||
maniac | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an insane person • a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something adjective satellite • wildly disordered | ||||||||
nut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Egyptian goddess of the sky • usually large hard-shelled seed • a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt • half the width of an em • a whimsically eccentric person • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens verb • gather nuts | ||||||||
supporter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who backs a politician or a team etc. • someone who supports or champions something • a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose • a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) • a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise | ||||||||
zealot | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fervent and even militant proponent of something • a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans | ||||||||
eager beaver | ||||||||
noun • an alert and energetic person | ||||||||
piercing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | ||||||||
acute | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course • of an angle; less than 90 degrees noun • a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation adjective satellite • extremely sharp or severe • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • ending in a sharp point • of critical importance and consequence | ||||||||
cutting | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film • a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting • the act of cutting something into parts • a piece cut off from the main part of something • an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine • removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape • the division of a deck of cards before dealing • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge • the act of diluting something • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends adjective satellite • (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character • unpleasantly cold and damp • painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | ||||||||