Antonyms of adj uneager

1 sense of uneager

Sense 1
uneager (vs. eager) -- (lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things")

eager (vs. uneager) -- (having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look")
        => anxious (predicate), dying (predicate) -- (eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won")
        => hot -- (having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm; "hot for travel")
        => impatient (predicate), raring (predicate) -- ((usually followed by `to') full of eagerness; "impatient to begin"; "raring to go")
        => overeager -- (excessively eager; "overeager in his pursuit of the girl")

Similarity of adj uneager

1 sense of uneager

Sense 1
uneager (vs. eager) -- (lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things")
       => reluctant -- (not eager; "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him")

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