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eager

How many syllables in eager?

  2 syllables

Divide eager into syllables:   ea-ger
Stressed syllable in eager:   ea-ger
How to pronounce eager:   ee-ger
How to say eager:

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Synonyms for eager


1 syllable
  • keen
  • Strong
2 syllables
  • afire
  • ardent
  • earnest
  • hoping
  • ready
  • willing
  • agog
  • avid
  • fervent
  • itching
  • thirsty
  • zealous
3 syllables
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What rhymes with eager

2 syllables
  • Eger
  • meager
  • Segar
  • leaguer
  • Seeger
3 syllables
  • sieger
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