GRE vocabulary
zealous
filled with or marked by intense enthusiasm and energetic devotion
Word origin: From Greek zelos, ardor.
In a sentence
Zealous in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing zealous in a sentence.
The zealous volunteers knocked on every door in the district before the deadline.
The prosecutor's zealous pursuit of the case impressed observers even as it alarmed the defense.
Antonyms
Usage & nuance
Using “zealous” well
Zealous means filled with intense enthusiasm and energetic devotion, more neutral than the noun zealot but still capable of suggesting excess. It is the opposite of apathetic or halfhearted.
Common questions
Questions about “zealous”
Zealous (adjective) means filled with or marked by intense enthusiasm and energetic devotion
Here is zealous used in an example sentence: "The zealous volunteers knocked on every door in the district before the deadline." Another example: "The prosecutor's zealous pursuit of the case impressed observers even as it alarmed the defense."
Common synonyms for zealous include fervent, ardent, passionate, earnest.
Antonyms of zealous include apathetic, indifferent, halfhearted.
Clusters with fervent, ardent, and passionate in Sentence Equivalence. Its antonyms apathetic, indifferent, and halfhearted mark the contrasting choice.
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