Synonyms for agog
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
In a state of eager desire; full of anticipation; highly excited with curiosity.
Everyone’s agog at the new twist to the royal scandal.
Example sentences
- excited There were a lot of excited people in the stadium.
- eager Tom said that he was eager to eat lunch with Mary.
- enthusiastic He always stands off when people are enthusiastic.
- agape That child stared at me, his mouth agape.
- inquisitive She is inquisitive, but I like her none the worse.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| agog | rising | |
| excited | rising | |
| eager | rising | |
| enthusiastic | steady | |
| agape | rising | |
| inquisitive | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- eager2, agape2
- 7 letters
- excited3
- 11 letters
- inquisitive4
- 12 letters
- enthusiastic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eager2 = 2 syllables).