- zeal for liberty and freedom
- zeal is great enthusiasm, especially in connection with work, religion, or politics.
his zeal for teaching
SYN:
nouns: enthusiasm, ardor, eagerness, fanaticism, gusto, keenness, passion, spirit, verve, zest.
/ɪnˈθjuːziæzəm/, /ˈɑːdə(r)/, /ˈiːɡənəs/, /fəˈnætɪsɪzəm/,/ˈɡʌstəʊ/,/ˈkiːnnəs/,....,/zest/
- a zealous supporter of the government's politics.
- someone who is zealous spends a lot of time or energy in supporting something that they believe in very strongly, especially in political or religious ideals.
she is a zealous worker for charities bodies.
SYN:
adj: enthusiastic, ardent, eager, fanatical, fervent, keen, impassioned, passionate, devoted
- a religious zealot
SYN:
nouns: fanatic, bigot, enthusiast, extremist, militant.
- reach the zenith of her career
- the zenith of something is the time when it is most successful or powerful
- the zenith is the point at which the sun or moon is directly above you and seems to be its highest.
- zigzag along a rocky coastline.
- a zigzag is a line that has a series of angles in it like a continuous series or W's
-if you zigzag, you move forward by going at an angle first to one side and then to the other.
I zigzagged down a labyrinth/ˈlæbərɪnθ/ of alleys/ˈæliz/
a living zombie
zooming price of crude oil
- if price or sale zoom, they increase greatly in a very short time
- if you zoom somewhere, you go there very quickly.
verbs:speed, dash, fly, hurtle, pelt, rush, shoot