Antonyms 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.

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

   Synonyms:
   ardor, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, enthusiasm, excitement, extravagance, fanaticism, fervency, fervor, frenzy, inspiration, intensity, passion, rapture, transport, vehemence, warmth

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1. zeal

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Fervor
   • Willingness

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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

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1. zealnoun

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

How to use zeal in a sentence?

1. Phil Berger:

   His zeal for pandering for the extreme left's money and agenda in his race for governor is making it impossible for him to fulfill his duties as attorney general.

2. Butler:

   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.

3. 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.

4. Lisa Haisha:

   The Seductor Imposter definitely has its superpowers, of course: charm, charisma, zeal, and spontaneity.

5. Jeff Bezos:

   Someone energized by competitive zeal may select and be happy in one culture, while someone who loves to pioneer and invent may choose another.

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