Antonyms for zeal

Grammar : Noun

Spell : zeel

Phonetic Transcription : zil

Definition of zeal

Origin : late 14c., from Late Latin zelus "zeal, emulation" (source of Old French zel, Italian zelo, Spanish celo), a Church word, from Greek zelos "zeal, ardor, jealousy," which is of uncertain origin.

noun enthusiasm

Example sentences :

However, we have told her to moderate her zeal for our insulted authority.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Methinks this is an excess of zeal for a friend who was so late an enemy!
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

It was my zeal for the king of Spain that brought me into that peril.
Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

We had seven of them, when my mother interfered and put a stop to my zeal.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

I will not deny that it is a pleasure to me to find you so full of zeal.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

We might chance to get some reward in money or in land for our zeal.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

I threw myself back in my deep armchair, and laughed at her zeal.
Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope

On nearly all the tablets the words "zeal" or "zealous" regularly appeared.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

But the anger was just, and the zeal for mental honesty has had its reward.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

They sought for the slayer of their friend with diligence and zeal.
Extract from : « The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876 » by Various

Synonyms for zeal

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019