Synonyms for zealous
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Enthusiastic — full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion
enthusiastic, fervent, passionate, eager, ardent, vehement, strenuous, strong, avid, assiduous, fervid, devoted, keen, earnest, impassioned, anxious, hearty, enterprising, intense, fiery, ready, dynamic
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion.
Example sentences
- passionate I have always been very passionate about politics.
- eager Tom said that he was eager to eat lunch with Mary.
- enthusiastic He always stands off when people are enthusiastic.
- fervent He was a fervent follower of Bouteflika.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| zealous | steady | |
| passionate | rising | |
| eager | rising | |
| enthusiastic | steady | |
| fervent | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- keen1, avid2
- 5 letters
- ready2, eager2, fiery3
- 6 letters
- strong1, hearty2, ardent2, fervid2
- 7 letters
- intense2, dynamic3, devoted3, anxious2, earnest2, fervent2
- 8 letters
- vehement3, zealotic
- 9 letters
- strenuous3, assiduous3
- 10 letters
- passionate3
- 11 letters
- impassioned3
- 12 letters
- enthusiastic5, enterprising4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avid2 = 2 syllables).