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enthusiasm

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of enthusiasm

1 a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time

this year's enthusiasm is often next year's laughingstock

Synonyms of enthusiasm

buzz, chic, craze, dernier cri, fad, fashion, flavor, go, hot ticket, last word, latest, mode, rage, sensation, style, ton, trend, vogue

Words Related to enthusiasm

nine days' wonder (also nine day wonder)

crush, infatuation

fervor, passion

furor, fuss, hullabaloo, to-do, uproar

bandwagon, crusade, cult, movement

novelty, wrinkle

caprice, fancy, whim

Near Antonyms of enthusiasm

classic, standard

2 urgent desire or interest

in my enthusiasm to get going, I forgot to pack any foul-weather clothing

Synonyms of enthusiasm

appetite, ardor, avidity, avidness, desirousness, eagerness, excitement, hunger, impatience, keenness, lust, thirst

Words Related to enthusiasm

alacrity, quickness

ambition, gusto, zest

appetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zeal

amenability, readiness, willingness

Near Antonyms of enthusiasm

casualness, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

aloofness, detachment

impassivity, languidness, languor

halfheartedness, lukewarmness

Antonyms of enthusiasm

apathy, indifference

3 depth of feeling

spoke about wildlife conservation with evident enthusiasm

Synonyms of enthusiasm

ardency, ardor, emotion, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fire, heat, intenseness, intensity, passion, passionateness, vehemence, violence, warmth, white heat

Words Related to enthusiasm

emotionalism, emotionality, histrionics, mawkishness, melodrama, sappiness, sentimentality

eagerness, earnestness, excitement, gusto, keenness, zest

fanaticism, fever, hot-bloodedness, infatuation, mania, obsession, zeal

compassion, responsiveness, sentiment, sympathy, tenderness

torridity, torridness

Near Antonyms of enthusiasm

aloofness, calmness, collectedness, composure, detachedness, dryness, phlegm, reserve, reservedness, reticence, taciturnity

apathy, indifference, stoicism, stoniness, unconcern

stiffness, woodenness

chilliness, coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness

Antonyms of enthusiasm

impassiveness, impassivity, insensibility, insensibleness, insensitiveness, insensitivity

Synonym Discussion of enthusiasm

passion, fervor, ardor, enthusiasm, zeal mean intense emotion compelling action. passion applies to an emotion that is deeply stirring or ungovernable.

- was a slave to his passions

fervor implies a warm and steady emotion.

- read the poem aloud with great fervor

ardor suggests warm and excited feeling likely to be fitful or short-lived.

- the ardor of their honeymoon soon faded

enthusiasm applies to lively or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, or activity.

- never showed much enthusiasm for sports

zeal implies energetic and unflagging pursuit of an aim or devotion to a cause.

- preaches with fanatical zeal

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