keen

The word “keen” has 1 syllable: keen

It's pronounced as /kiːn/

What is synonym and antonym for keen?

In the thesaurus, “keen” has 444 synonyms and 209 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for keen along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for keen

A-OK
A1
Einstein
OK
accentuated
acceptable
accurate
acid
acute
adequate
aggravated
agog
agonizing
alert
all right
almighty
ambitious
amenable
anguish
animate
animated
antsy
anxious
appetent
apt
ardent
astute
athirst
avid
awesome
bang-up
banner
bawl
bay
beautiful
beef
bellyache
bemoan
better
bewail
bitch
biting
bitter
bleat
blistering
blubber
blue-chip
blue-ribbon
boffo
bonnie
bonny
boss
brag
brainy
brave
breathless
bright
brilliant
brisk
bully
bumper
canny
capital
carp
caterwaul
caustic
cavil
cerebral
champing at the bit
choice
chomping at the bit
classic
classical
clawlike
clear
clever
complain
complaint
concentrated
cool
corking
corrosive
covetous
crab
crackerjack
cracking
crafty
craving
crazy
creative
cri de coeur
croak
cry
cunning
cutting
daggerlike
dandy
decent
deep
deepened
delicate
deplore
desirous
devoted
discerning
discriminating
disposed
divine
dolor
dope
down
dreadful
dying to
dynamite
eager
earnest
ebullient
edged
edgy
educated
emphasized
engaged
enhanced
enthused
enthusiastic
erudite
excellent
exceptional
excited
excruciating
exhaustive
explosive
exquisite
extreme
fab
fabulous
famous
fancy
fantabulous
fantastic
fast
fearful
fearsome
ferocious
fervent
fervid
fierce
fine
first-class
first-rate
first-string
five-star
fond of
four-star
foxy
fret
frightful
frontline
furious
fuss
game
gangbuster
gangbusters
geeked
genial
ghastly
gilt-edge
gilt-edged
glad
gone
good
grand
great
greedy
grief
grieving
gripe
grizzle
groan
groovy
grouch
ground
grouse
growl
grumble
grump
gung ho
gung-ho
hair-trigger
hand-wringing
hankering
happy
hard
harsh
heady
heartache
heartbreak
heavenly
heavy
heavy-duty
heightened
hellacious
hepped up
high-class
high-grade
high-test
highbrow
holler
honed
hopped-up
hot
howl
hung up
hungry
hype
hyperacute
hyperintelligent
hypersensitive
immense
impassioned
impatient
incisive
inclined
informed
ingenious
insightful
intelligent
intense
intensified
intensive
intent
interested
inveigh
inventive
invigorating
jabbing
jagged
jim-dandy
judicious
juiced
kick
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
knifelike
knowing
knowledgeable
kvetch
lacerating
lament
lamentation
learned
literate
lively
logical
longing
lovely
magnified
marvellous
marvelous
maunder
mean
moan
mourning
murmur
mutter
nag
neat
needlelike
nifty
nimble
nippy
noble
number one
numero uno
nuts
observant
obsessed
okay
out of this world
out-of-sight
outcry
oversensitive
par excellence
passable
peachy
peachy keen
penetrating
perceptive
percipient
perfervid
perspicacious
phat
piercing
pining
plaint
pointed
pointy
precise
premium
prickly
prime
primo
prize
prizewinning
profound
protest
prudent
pumped
quality
quibble
quick
quick-witted
radical
raring
rational
raw
razor-sharp
ready
reasonable
receptive
regret
repine
resourceful
restive
restless
righteous
rigorous
sagacious
sage
sane
sapient
sardonic
satirical
satisfactory
savvy
scholarly
schooled
scratching
scream
screech
select
sensational
sensible
sensitive
severe
sharp
sharp as a tack
sharp-witted
sharpened
shrewd
shriek
shrill
skilled
slick
smart
smarting
snappy
sob
solicitous
sorrow
sorrowing
sound
special
spikey
spiky
spirited
splendid
sprightly
squall
squawk
squeal
stabbing
standard
stellar
sterling
stew
stinging
stoked
stressed
strong
stropped
subtle
suffering
superb
superfine
superior
superlative
supernal
supersensitive
supersmart
swell
tart
tears
terrible
terrific
thirsty
thorough
tingling
tip-top
tolerable
too much
top
top-notch
top-of-the-line
top-shelf
topflight
topping
traditional
trained
trenchant
ultrasmart
ululate
unblunted
unreluctant
unsurpassed
vehement
vicious
violent
vivacious
voracious
wail
warm
weeping
well-read
whetted
whimper
whine
whinge
whiz
wild
willing
wily
wise
wizard
woe
wonderful
worry
yammer
yaup
yawp
yell
yelp
yowl
zealous

Antonyms for keen

abated
absurd
accept
airheaded
alleviated
aloof
apathetic
applaud
asinine
atrocious
averse
awful
bad
balmy
bear
birdbrained
blunt
blunted
boneheaded
boobish
brain-dead
brainless
bubbleheaded
calm
casual
cheer
cheering
chuckleheaded
cockeyed
commend
cool
countenance
crackpot
crazy
crow
cuckoo
daffy
daft
dead
deadened
decreased
delight
dense
detached
dim
dim-witted
diminished
dimmed
dippy
disinclined
disinterested
dispassionate
doltish
dopey
dopy
dorky
dotty
dull
dulled
dumb
dunderheaded
eased
empty-headed
endure
even
execrable
exultation
fading
fatuous
featherheaded
feeble
feebleminded
flat
fool
foolish
gentle
gormless
half-baked
half-witted
halfhearted
harebrained
hesitant
idiotic
idiotical
ignorant
illiterate
imbecile
imbecilic
impassive
imperceptive
imprecise
inaccurate
incurious
indifferent
inferior
insane
insensible
insensitive
insouciant
kind
knuckleheaded
kookie
kooky
lackadaisical
lamebrain
lamebrained
languid
languorous
laughing
lessened
lethargic
level
light
lightened
loath
loathe
looney
loony
loth
lousy
low-grade
lowbrow
lukewarm
lunatic
lunkheaded
mad
mediocre
middling
mild
mindless
moderate
moderated
moronic
nice
nonchalant
nonintellectual
nonsensical
numb
nutty
obtuse
opaque
pathetic
pinheaded
pointless
poor
preposterous
qualified
reduced
rejoice
rejoicing
reluctant
rotten
rounded
sappy
screwball
second-class
second-rate
senseless
shallow
silly
simple
simpleminded
slick
slow
slow-witted
smiling
smooth
soft
softheaded
soothing
spiritless
stolid
stupid
subdued
substandard
superficial
sweet
take
terrible
thick
thick-witted
thickheaded
tolerate
tomfool
unacademic
unbrilliant
unconcerned
uneager
uneducated
unenthusiastic
uninformed
unintellectual
unintelligent
uninterested
unsatisfactory
unsmart
untaught
unthinking
unwilling
unwise
vacuous
vile
wacky
weak
weak-minded
whacky
witless
wretched
zany

Meanings of keen

verb
1. To make cold, to sharpen.
2. To utter a keen.
3. To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
4. To mourn.
adjective
1. Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
2. Fierce, intense, vehement.
3. Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
4. Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
5. Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
6. Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
7. Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
8. Marvelous.
9. Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.
noun
1. A prolonged wail for a deceased person.

Example Sentences

She has a keen interest in astronomy and spends hours studying the stars.
The detective's keen observation skills helped solve the complex case.
As a nature enthusiast, he possesses a keen awareness of the environment.
The chef's keen sense of taste allows him to create exquisite culinary masterpieces.
With a keen eye for detail, the artist captures intricate scenes in every painting.

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