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zing

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of zing

1 active strength of body or mind

  • has the youthful, adventurous zing to go out and conquer mountains
Synonyms of zing

beans, bounce, brio, dash, drive, dynamism, energy, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vinegar, vitality, zip
Words Related to zing

animal spirits, animation, briskness, jauntiness, liveliness, snappiness, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, spunkiness, vibrance, vibrancy, vivaciousness, vivacity

ardor, élan, fervor, fire, passion, zeal

main, metal, mettle, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, stamina, strength

brawniness, fitness, hardiness, huskiness, sturdiness, virility

health, healthiness, soundness, verdure, wellness
Near Antonyms of zing

indolence, laziness

debilitation, debility, delicacy, disablement, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, impotency, infirmity, powerlessness, puniness, slightness, softness, tenderness, weakness

enervation, exhaustion, inanition, prostration
Antonyms of zing

lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity

2 the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses

  • the razor-sharp repartee puts some zing into the movie
  • an addition of ginger to give the marmalade a little extra zing
Synonyms of zing

nip, piquancy, pungency, spice, tang, zest
Words Related to zing

raciness, spiciness

fieriness, hotness

acuteness, keenness, sharpness

provocativeness

excitement, invigoration, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus, thrill

bitterness, mordancy, trenchancy

flavor, redolence, savor (also savour), savoriness, tastiness
Near Antonyms of zing

flatness, tastelessness

dullness (also dulness), insipidity, monotonousness, monotony, platitude, predictability, sameness, tediousness

blandness, thinness, weakness
Antonyms of zing

insipidity

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