Synonyms for zeal
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1. zealnoun

   The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

   Synonyms:
   passion, eagerness, intensity, enthusiasm, ardor

   Antonyms:
   apathy

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1. 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, warmth

   Antonyms:
   calculation, calmness, caution, coldness, deadness, dulness, indifference, lukewarmness, policy, prudence, timidity, wariness

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1. zeal

   Synonyms:
   ardor, interest energy, eagerness, engagedness, heartiness, earnestness, fervor, enthusiasm

   Antonyms:
   apathy, indifference, torpor, coldness, carelessness, sluggishness, in cordiality

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1. 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, forwardness

2. zealnoun

   excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end

   "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"

   Synonyms:
   forwardness, ardour, readiness, elan, eagerness, ardor

3. readiness, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Fervor
   • Willingness

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1. zealnoun

   Synonyms:
   ardor, eagerness, engagedness, fervor, fervency, warmth, glow, feeling, energy, earnestness, intentness, heartiness, cordiality, enthusiasm, passion, soul, spirit

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1. zealnoun

   Synonyms:
   fervor, ardor, zealotry, intensity, passion, devotion, devotedness

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1. List of paraphrases for "zeal":

   fervour, enthusiasm, eagerness, fervor, diligence, ardour

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How to use zeal in a sentence?

1. Bharavi:

   Success is like a lovely woman, wooed by many men, but folded in the arms of him alone who, free from over-zeal, firmly persists and calmly perseveres.

2. Jeffrey Scott:

   I don't think anybody would survive the political fallout of trying to bring this back, it's got religious zeal to it some camps.

3. Richard Steele:

   Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratification.

4. Proverb:

   Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly in fools.

5. The Belzer Rabbi:

   Let a good man do good deeds with the same zeal that the evil man does bad ones.