ZEALOUSNESS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

zealousness

noun

Definition of zealousness

as in zeal

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Recent Examples of zealousness The Iranians are banking on American impatience stoked by partisan zealousness. — Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026

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Noun

When none of the professors got back to her, Jamie’s initial zeal cooled.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
In the changeover, local DJ and sound designer Max Ville helped customize a hi-fi lounge adjacent to the dining room, embodying Brock’s zeal for collectible vinyl.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of zeal

Noun

Extended lockdowns and school closures ignite massive backlash—echoing Tea-Party fervor of the Obama years but with distinct and nastier energy.

— Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Menudo, one of the most successful boy bands of all time, dominated the market in the 1980s with Beatles-mania-level fervor.

— Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of fervor

Noun

Swift was preternaturally avoidant of zealotry, with the obscure religious wars between the Lilliputians and the Blefscuans over how to crack an egg reminiscent of internecine Christian schisms concerning the real presence in the Eucharist.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Huerta’s union zealotry would inspire a range of emotions from her other children.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of zealotry

Noun

Hadid’s exuberance was well documented, and to honor a decade of her death, Rana had to think like her late aunt, which is what inspired the two-day symposium.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Zest has also been referred to as vitality, exuberance, and joie de vivre, the French phrase for the joy of living.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

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