CRUSADING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

crusading

adjective

as in zealous

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Recent Examples of crusading The United States went to war in 2001 and 2003 with a very moralistic, very crusading view of war, a very black-and-white view that there were good guys and bad guys, and America would wield the swift sword of justice. —

Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crusading

Adjective

Dunk, Welly and Shirm are on the interplanetary run from a zealous-yet-inept officer of the law named Zandro.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 June 2026
On and off the field, soccer, the world’s most popular sport, ignites zealous passions.

— Carlos Aguilar, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026

Definition of zealous

Adjective

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, which resulted in the emergence of the messianic Gush Emunim movement and the planting of settlements in the West Bank, changes within Israeli society have alienated many American Jews, as well as secular, left-wing Israelis.

— Adam Louis-Klein, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
There, Marlon must cross the polluted waters of the festering Guanabara Bay in search of a former commander turned messianic cult leader to stop the spread of their paramilitary group.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 June 2026