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- pronunciation:
- ze
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity.
The candidate's zealous supporters worked tirelessly throughout the campaign.The zealous missionaries were determined to convert the villagers.- synonyms:
- eager, fervid, perfervid
- antonyms:
- apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic
- similar words:
- ambitious, ardent, avid, earnest, enthusiastic, fanatic, fanatical, fervent, fierce, furious, gung-ho, impassioned, passionate, rabid, spirited, strenuous, vigorous
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active, avid, devoted, diligent, enterprising, hard, laborious, mad, partisan, puritanical, solicitous, strong, voracious |
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| derivations: |
zealously (adv.), zealousness (n.) |
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