Synonyms for enthusiasm
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Noun
1. Zeal
zeal, eagerness, fervor US, fervour UK, exuberance, ardor US, ardour UK, excitement, passion, verve, alacrity, ebullience, vigor US, vigour UK, earnestness, gusto, devotion, vehemence, warmth, joie de vivre, glow, animation, fire, heat, rapture
Other
spirit, fanaticism, inspiration, avidity, possession, zealousness, peppiness, enthusement rare
Definitions
- n. 1
An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.
Try to curb your enthusiasm.
Related words
- Word family
- enthuse enthusiast enthusiastic enthusiastically
Forms
- Plural
- enthusiasms → zeals, eagernesses, fervors, exuberances…
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The old meaning of enthusiasm implies a pseudo-inspiration, an almost frantic extravagance in behalf of something supposed to be an expression of the divine will. Enthusiasm has now chiefly the meaning of an earnest and commendable devotion, an intense and eager interest.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- excitement Igor's excitement for exploring Algeria only grew.
- zeal Success is due less to ability than to zeal.
- eagerness Pierre ate and drank a lot, with his usual eagerness.
- exuberance What exuberance in gesture and tone!
- inspiration Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
- possession I have never had more than $500 in my possession.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| enthusiasm | steady | |
| excitement | rising | |
| zeal | steady | |
| eagerness | rising | |
| exuberance | rising | |
| inspiration | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fire2, heat1, glow1, zeal1
- 5 letters
- vigor2, gusto2, verve1, ardor2
- 6 letters
- spirit2, warmth1, fervor2, vigour, ardour
- 7 letters
- passion2, rapture2, fervour, avidity
- 8 letters
- devotion3, alacrity4
- 9 letters
- animation4, eagerness3, vehemence3, peppiness
- 10 letters
- possession3, excitement3, exuberance4, fanaticism5, ebullience3
- 11 letters
- inspiration4, earnestness3, zealousness, enthusement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- enthousiasme
- Español
- entusiasmo
- Català
- entusiasme