Synonyms of alacrity

alacrity

noun

ə-ˈla-krə-tē 

as in willingness

cheerful readiness to do something

having just acquired his driver's license that morning, the teen agreed with alacrity to drive his cousin to the airport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• willingness
• enthusiasm
• zeal
• goodwill
• swiftness
• amenability
• celerity
• rapidity
• speed
• quickness
• promptness
• gameness
• promptitude
• eagerness
• obligingness
• fervor
• responsiveness
• exuberance
• gusto
• zest
• speediness
• dispatch
• geniality
• warmth
• relish
• avidity
• ardor
• heartiness
• agreeableness
• receptivity
• receptiveness
• keenness
• good-naturedness
• open-mindedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowness
• indifference
• sluggishness
• hesitation
• apathy
• delay
• reluctance
• disinterestedness
• doubt
• uncertainty
• reticence
• lukewarmness
• vacillation
• hesitancy
• resistance
• reservation
• dilatoriness
• equivocation
• hesitance
• unwillingness
• leisureliness
• disinclination
• indisposition
• pokiness
• recalcitrance
• halfheartedness
• perfunctoriness
• antipathy
• aversion
• averseness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alacrity

The participants who fare best seem to be familiar with the conventions of interscholastic debate, spouting off statistics and logic puzzles with the alacrity of an extemporaneous-speaking champion. —Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025

The secret to his mercantile alacrity was Fort Bragg. —Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025

The next president should enter office with a clear and constructive vision for the future of American foreign policy and move to realize it with the same alacrity the Trump administration has displayed in its first 100 days. —Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025

Peugeot dove into SUVs and EVs with more alacrity and commitment than other mainstream European brands. —Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 17 May 2025

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