keen
Very eager and interested.
keen in a sentence
- Ava was so keen on astronomy that she set her alarm for the midnight meteor shower.
- Rufus the spaniel is so keen on walks that he fetches his lead at dawn.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to keen?
- Aeager
- Buninterested
- Chalf-hearted
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A: eager. The other three mean the opposite of keen.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to keen?
- Aexcited
- Bwilling
- Ceager
- Duninterested
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D: uninterested. The other three mean nearly the same as keen.
Words that mean something similar
eager, excited, willing
Words that mean the opposite
uninterested, half-hearted
More words about emotions & feelings
- kinship: A close connection or family bond between people.
- lament: To show deep sadness about something.
- lethargic: So tired that you have no energy at all.
- listless: Tired and without interest in anything.
- livid: Extremely angry, bursting with rage.
- loathe: To dislike something so strongly that you can hardly bear it.
- malady: An illness or disease.
- marvel: To be filled with wonder and amazement.
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Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test