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Synonyms for zeal
zilzeal
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
zeal
The old meaning of enthusiasm implies a pseudo-inspiration, an almost frantic extravagance in behalf of something supposed to be an expression of the divine will. This sense remains as the controlling one in the kindred noun enthusiast. Enthusiasm has now chiefly the meaning of an earnest and commendable devotion, an intense and eager interest. Against the hindrances of the world, nothing great and good can be carried without a certain fervor, intensity, and vehemence; these joined with faith, courage, and hopefulness make enthusiasm. Zeal is burning earnestness, always tending to vigorous action with all the devotion of enthusiasm, tho often without its hopefulness. Compare EAGER.
Synonyms:
ardor, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, enthusiasm, excitement, extravagance, fanaticism, fervency, fervor, frenzy, inspiration, intensity, passion, rapture, transport, vehemence, warmthAntonyms:
calculation, calmness, caution, coldness, deadness, dulness, indifference, lukewarmness, policy, prudence, timidity, wariness
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
zeal
Synonyms:
ardor, interest energy, eagerness, engagedness, heartiness, earnestness, fervor, enthusiasmAntonyms:
apathy, indifference, torpor, coldness, carelessness, sluggishness, in cordiality
Princeton's WordNet
ardor, ardour, elan, zealnoun
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
"they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
Synonyms:
eagerness, fervidness, fervour, ardor, fire, ardour, readiness, elan, panache, fervor, flair, style, dash, fervency, forwardnesszealnoun
excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
"he had an absolute zeal for litigation"
Synonyms:
forwardness, ardour, readiness, elan, eagerness, ardorreadiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardnessnoun
prompt willingness
"readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"
Synonyms:
avidity, ardor, pushiness, eagerness, readiness, keenness, set, avidness, preparation, ardour, bumptiousness, facility, cockiness, preparedness, elan, forwardness
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
zealnoun
Synonyms:
ardor, eagerness, engagedness, fervor, fervency, warmth, glow, feeling, energy, earnestness, intentness, heartiness, cordiality, enthusiasm, passion, soul, spirit
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#189 | set | |
#792 | style | |
#960 | fire | |
#1747 | transport | |
#1865 | facility | |
#3055 | preparation | |
#4973 | passion | |
#6471 | intensity | |
#7011 | inspiration | |
#8587 | dash | |
#9726 | excitement | |
#10948 | enthusiasm | |
#12653 | readiness | |
#12708 | preparedness | |
#13564 | warmth | |
#16050 | devotion | |
#17460 | diligence | |
#17945 | flair | |
#18665 | frenzy | |
#18873 | ecstasy | |
#24430 | elan | |
#25078 | zeal | |
#25552 | rapture | |
#38321 | panache | |
#46529 | eagerness | |
#49238 | fervor | |
#53357 | ardour | |
#56878 | fanaticism | |
#59392 | extravagance | |
#67470 | earnestness | |
#77455 | ardor | |
#86052 | vehemence | |
#88613 | fervour | |
#136271 | keenness | |
#136464 | avidity | |
#235418 | cockiness | |
#258263 | forwardness | |
#267872 | heartiness | |
#301721 | fervency |
How to use zeal in a sentence?
Creativity comes from zeal to do something, generally it is to make some money.
Hypocrisy will serve as well To propagate a church as zeal; As persecution and promotion Do equally advance devotion: So round white stones will serve, they say, As well as eggs, to make hens lay.
Someone energized by competitive zeal may select and be happy in one culture, while someone who loves to pioneer and invent may choose another.
At least two-thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religous or political ideas.
Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.
Translations for zeal
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- حماسArabic
- zelCatalan, Valencian
- horlivostCzech
- selogrwydd, sêlWelsh
- iverDanish
- Eifer, BegeisterungGerman
- fervoroEsperanto
- entusiasmo, celo, fervor, ahíncoSpanish
- kiihko, intohimo, intoFinnish
- zèle, assiduitéFrench
- díograisIrish
- eudScottish Gaelic
- उत्साहHindi
- zeloInterlingua
- zeloItalian
- להטHebrew
- 熱情, 熱意Japanese
- ಹುರುಪುKannada
- diwysykterCornish
- studiumLatin
- geestdrift, ijverDutch
- engasjement, iverNorwegian
- zapałPolish
- zeloPortuguese
- zel, ardoareRomanian
- усердие, рвениеRussian
- nit, iverSwedish
- ஆர்வத்துடன்Tamil
- ఉత్సాహాన్నిTelugu
- hırs, şevk, hevesTurkish
- حوصلہ افزائیUrdu
- 热情Chinese
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