Synonyms for zestful
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Spirited — full of zest. Having a spirited love of life; ebullient, zesty
spirited, active, gay, dynamic, alive, animated, vivid, vigorous, kinetic, hearty, brisk, snappy, frisky, impetuous, peppy, zippy informal, sprightly, merry, glowing, playful, agile, animate
2. Keen — full of zest. Eager, enthusiastic
keen, passionate, eager, lively, enthusiastic, energetic, vibrant, avid, vivacious, ebullient, earnest, high-spirited, ardent, fervent, zealous, impassioned, vehement, fervid
Definitions
- adj. 1
Full of zest. Eager, enthusiastic.
- adj. 2
Full of zest. Having a spirited love of life; ebullient, zesty.
- adj. 3
Full of zest. Of food, or an aroma or flavour: pleasantly piquant, pungent, or spicy; zesty.
Related words
- Word family
- zestfully zestfulness
Example sentences
- active Mrs Klein is over 80, but she's still very active.
- gay He came out to me as gay when he was 15 years old.
- dynamic It might change the dynamic of our relationship.
- spirited She chose the most spirited horse in the stable.
- passionate I have always been very passionate about politics.
- eager Tom said that he was eager to eat lunch with Mary.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| zestful | falling | |
| active | steady | |
| gay | rising | |
| dynamic | rising | |
| spirited | rising | |
| passionate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gay1
- 4 letters
- keen1, avid2
- 5 letters
- alive2, eager2, vivid2, merry2, agile2, brisk1, peppy2, zippy2, zesty, barmy
- 6 letters
- active2, lively2, hearty2, ardent2, snappy2, frisky2, yeasty, fervid2
- 7 letters
- dynamic3, glowing2, vibrant2, earnest2, playful2, kinetic3, animate3, fervent2, zealous2
- 8 letters
- animated4, spirited3, vigorous3, vehement3
- 9 letters
- energetic4, vivacious3, impetuous3, sprightly2, ebullient3
- 10 letters
- passionate3
- 11 letters
- impassioned3
- 12 letters
- enthusiastic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avid2 = 2 syllables).