ZING Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈziŋ

Definition of zing

as in vigor

active strength of body or mind has the youthful, adventurous zing to go out and conquer mountains

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as in spice

the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses the razor-sharp repartee puts some zing into the movie an addition of ginger to give the marmalade a little extra zing

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verb

as in to speed

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Recent Examples of zing

Noun

That's right, Big Brother's resident robot makes its way into the house to hurl out some zings on the remaining houseguests. — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The hearty meat is just barely kissed with a bit of mayo; enough to give it some zing but not overpower the meat. — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

The report also warns if your master password is weak and zings you for not using two-factor authentication. — PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024 Watch the video to find out, and as a bonus, see who zings Danny Bronx and why. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for zing

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Noun

To prepare to lead in these areas, CISOs must approach AI readiness with the same vigor and care as AI adoption, building the skills, judgment and development opportunities employees need to govern AI effectively.

— Haris Pylarinos, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
As Doo-sik, Squid Game’s Park Hae-soo is delivering the show’s defining performance with such vigor and charisma that Stone’s hand is, whether intentionally or not, tipped.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of vigor

Noun

Miessein realized that people in search of fresh African and Caribbean foods, spices and other goods had to drive to Charlotte.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Tyler placed it between us with an elegant flourish; the steam carried the scent of glorious-secret spices.

— Larry Padgett, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of spice

Verb

Ambrossi can’t sit still, and has left his hotel to speed-walk through the city, speaking rapidly and barely glancing at his phone screen.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Supporters say Prop 45 will speed up environmental review for essential housing, transportation, water, health, education and other projects, cutting costly delays and passing the savings on to consumers.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of speed

Noun

But fear not, Lisa will be channeling that energy into her art.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
It was deemed Biden’s signature climate law, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for tax credits and programs to bolster the clean energy sector (much of that funding was repealed by the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act).

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of energy

Noun

Contreras’ zest for the game is evident from his home run celebrations.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Those lists are mighty useful for publicists and for in-the-know travelers who love that zeitgeist zest – but, personally, my favorite bar of 2026 is an Irish pub in North London with a pool table, karaoke and 10 flavors of Baileys.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of zest

Verb

But players’ participation in a brawl following a close loss 670 miles away in Georgia last weekend has dashed their hopes of postseason play back at home.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Cruise has received multiple Oscar nominations but never won, and his transformative turn as Digger Rockwell is certainly Oscar-worthy (although the critical backlash could dash those hopes, which would be a shame).

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dash

Noun

Those split levels of child and adult consciousness give the film a certain piquancy, a little gap where drama can spark in a story where almost nothing really happens except a kid takes a plane ride, or several plane rides, with his mom.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
That Mann himself had written stories on gay themes added to the piquancy of the encounter.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026

Definition of piquancy

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