zealous

Examples

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• Conferences have a way of bolstering your enthusiasm, sending you home zealous about submitting that manuscript you started long ago.

  Academic text (2011)

• At the same time, he has been zealous in his efforts for the development of his country.

  Academic text (2002)

• I guess I got a little too zealous, huh?

  Scream (1996)

• The most zealous Christian ever.

  Black and White (1999)

• I have a zealous nature, sir.

  The Night of the Generals (1967)

• Despite my zealous friend here... ...our purpose is to help, not undermine, your work, captain.

  Bopha! (1993)

• This is why I'm so zealous about journaling the patterns.

  DoctorRamani

• He should have had the chair, but he had a sharp attorney... and the local police were a little too zealous in their pursuit of evidence.

  Stakeout (1987)

• And even as Amazon expands and experiments, Bezos remains zealous about delivering a good customer experience.

  Blog text (17)

• District Attorney Danny Hill has left no stone unturned in his zealous pursuit of justice.

Synonyms

A

avid

vszealous

64 3.9

Very interested in something and excited to do it often

emphasizes vigorous effort toward a cause rather than mere interest

A

ardent

vszealous

38 6.3

Feeling very strong excitement or love for something

focuses on energetic action toward a specific cause or goal

Antonyms

I

indifferent

46 4.4

Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something

A

apathetic

24 6.8

Not showing much interest or energy

How Zealous

fanatical

30 6.8

zealous

18 6.8

keen

85 2.3

interested

∞ 1.0

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Etymology