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Zeal. Ardor, eagerness, earnestness, fervor, enthusiasm, energy, feeling, devotion, intensity, passion, spirit.

Ant. Apathy, indifference, coldness, carelessness, sluggishness, torpor.

Zealot. Partisan, bigot, enthusiast, fanatic, devotee, visionary, dreamer.

Ant. Renegade, traitor, deserter; lukewarm person.

Zealous. Ardent, anxious, earnest, enthusiastic, fervid, eager, steadfast, keen, fervent, devoted, prompt, ready, fiery, passionate.

Ant. Lukewarm, indifferent, cold, apathetic, passionless, phlegmatic.

Zenith. Height, pinnacle, acme, summit, culmination, maximum, apex, top.

Ant. Nadir, lowest point, depth, minimum.

Zephyr. West wind, breeze, gentle wind.

Ant. Gale, furious wind.

Zero. Naught, cipher, nothing.

Ant. Something, existence, creation; infinity.

Zest. Flavor, appetizer, pleasure, gusto, gust, enjoyment, relish, sharpener, enhancement, savor, taste, smack, sauce, appetite.

Ant. Distaste, disrelish, detriment.

Zone. Girdle, belt, girth, cincture, band, baldric; region, climate, clime; circuit, circumference; zodiac; orbit.

Ant. Sphere, universe.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

  1. Typos fixed; non-standard spelling and dialect retained.