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alacrity

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Synonyms & Antonyms of alacrity

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 for alacrity

amenability,
gameness,
goodwill,
obligingness,
willingness

Words Related to alacrity

celerity,
quickness,
rapidity,
speed,
speediness,
swiftness

dispatch,
promptitude,
promptness

ardor,
avidity,
eagerness,
enthusiasm,
exuberance,
fervor,
gusto,
keenness,
relish,
zeal,
zest

agreeableness,
geniality,
good-naturedness,
heartiness,
warmth

open-mindedness,
receptiveness,
receptivity,
responsiveness

Near Antonyms for alacrity

leisureliness,
pokiness,
slowness,
sluggishness

apathy,
disinterestedness,
halfheartedness,
indifference,
lukewarmness,
perfunctoriness

delay,
dilatoriness,
doubt,
equivocation,
hesitance,
hesitancy,
hesitation,
reluctance,
reservation,
reticence,
uncertainty,
vacillation

disinclination,
indisposition,
recalcitrance,
resistance,
unwillingness

antipathy,
averseness,
aversion

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“Alacrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alacrity. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.

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