zeal
[noun]
Synonyms: enthusiasm, ardour, eagerness, fanaticism, fervour, gusto, keenness, passion, spirit, verve, zest

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Antonyms: apathy
Contrasted words: coolness, halfheartedness, indifference, lukewarmness, carelessness, heedlessness, insouciance, negligence, unmindfulness, disinterest, lackadaisy, unconcern
Related Words: energy, gusto, spirit, zest, fierceness, intensity, vehemence, avidity, keenness, readiness, urgency, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

zeal /ziːl/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin; Origin: zelus, from Greek zelos]
eagerness to do something, especially to achieve a particular religious or political aim
religious/revolutionary/missionary etc zeal
He approached the job with missionary zeal.
in your zeal to do something
In their zeal to catch drug dealers, police have ignored citizens’ basic civil rights.
zeal for
their zeal for privatization

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

zeal
noun
ADJ. great, true | excessive, fanatical | crusading, missionary, radical, reforming, religious, revolutionary a crusading zeal to eradicate drug abuse
VERB + ZEAL burn with, have He burned with a reforming zeal.
demonstrate, show
PREP. with ~ She went about the task with the zeal of an enthusiast.
~ for She had a true zeal for journalism.
~ in their zeal in the promotion of education
PHRASES a lack of zeal

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