Antonyms for zest
zɛstzest

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1. zestnoun

   To scrape the zest from a fruit

   Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.

   Synonyms:
   gusto

2. zestnoun

   Synonyms:
   relish, spice, tang

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1. zest

   Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.

   Compare ANTIPATHY.

   Antonyms:
   antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsion

   Synonyms:
   appetency, appetite, craving, desire, disposition, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, lust, passion, proclivity, proneness, propensity, relish, thirst

   Preposition:
   He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

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1. zest

   Antonyms:
   distaste, disrelish, detriment

   Synonyms:
   flavor, appetizer, gusto, gust, pleasure, enjoyment, relish, sharpener, recommendation, enhancement

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1. gusto, relish, zest, zestfulnessnoun

   vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

   Synonyms:
   flavor, piquantness, sapidity, savour, piquance, relish, gusto, flavour, smack, tanginess, tang, zestfulness, piquancy, savor

2. nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zestverb

   a tart spicy quality

   Synonyms:
   chilliness, serrated wrack, flavour, sea tangle, relish, tanginess, piquantness, pinch, bladderwrack, savour, flavor, piquance, smack, sea tang, coolness, black rockweed, bladder fucus, piquancy, sapidity, zestfulness, tang, savor, shot, gusto

3. zest, spice, spice upverb

   add herbs or spices to

   Synonyms:
   spice, spice up

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1. zestnoun

   Synonyms:
   relish, flavor, taste, enjoyment, relish, gusto

How to use zest in a sentence?

1. Robin Gee:

   Takayo has a love and a zest for life and an appreciation for people and every little good thing that happens in her life. So I think her strong spirit and optimistic outlook on life is what carried her through.

2. Tom Cruise:

   I really admire Queen Elizabeth, we can all learn lessons from her, and she is such a vibrant lady with a zest for life that really is addictive. But, you know, despite all the films and success, this was a ‘moment,’ as they say, and thankfully all went well. But when you look at who she has met across the decades you do think, ‘Why did they ask me?’.

3. Antoine De Saint-Exupery:

   True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

4. Kirsten Fleming:

   People are excited to see Chris on the course, his zest for life is infectious. He keeps a pretty quick pace, so he’ll be right in the middle of the pack.

5. Antoine De Saint-Exupery:

   It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.

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