zealously

The word “zealously” has 3 syllables: zea-lous-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈzɛləsli/


What is synonym and antonym for zealously?

In the thesaurus, “zealously” has 68 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for zealously along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for zealously

  • actively
  • amain
  • animatedly
  • ardently
  • arduously
  • assiduously
  • attentively
  • avidly
  • briskly
  • busily
  • conscientiously
  • continuously
  • determinedly
  • diligently
  • doggedly
  • dynamically
  • eagerly
  • earnestly
  • energetically
  • enthusiastically
  • excitedly
  • exhaustively
  • exuberantly
  • fanatically
  • fervently
  • feverishly
  • hard
  • hardly
  • impatiently
  • indefatigably
  • industriously
  • intensely
  • intensively
  • intently
  • keenly
  • laboriously
  • madly
  • meticulously
  • mightily
  • obstinately
  • painstakingly
  • passionately
  • ploddingly
  • purposefully
  • rabidly
  • resolutely
  • rhapsodically
  • sedulously
  • seriously
  • sky-high
  • slavishly
  • spiritedly
  • steadfastly
  • steadily
  • strenuously
  • stubbornly
  • thoroughly
  • tirelessly
  • unabatedly
  • unflaggingly
  • unrelentingly
  • unremittingly
  • untiringly
  • vehemently
  • vigorously
  • warmly
  • wearilessly
  • willfully

Antonyms for zealously

  • aloofly
  • apathetically
  • casually
  • desultorily
  • disinterestedly
  • halfheartedly
  • hesitantly
  • impassively
  • incuriously
  • indifferently
  • indolently
  • lackadaisically
  • languidly
  • lazily
  • listlessly
  • lukewarmly
  • perfunctorily
  • reluctantly
  • shiftlessly
  • sluggishly
  • spiritlessly
  • tiredly
  • unwillingly
  • wearily

Meanings of zealously

  • adverb
    1. Like a zealot; with zealotry.

Example Sentences

  • The employee zealously pursued every opportunity for professional development.
  • She zealously defended her thesis, showcasing a deep understanding of the subject.
  • The detective zealously investigated the case, leaving no stone unturned.
  • The artist zealously worked on the intricate details of the painting for hours on end.
  • Despite setbacks, the entrepreneur zealously pursued his vision for the innovative startup.

On this page you'll find 92 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to zealously, such as: actively, aloofly, amain, animatedly, apathetically, ardently, arduously.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

madly

  • absurdly
  • agitatedly
  • aimlessly
  • amok
  • amuck
  • avidly
  • berserk
  • berserkly
  • chaotically
  • confusedly
  • crazily
  • deliriously
  • dementedly
  • desperately
  • devotedly
  • distractedly
  • eagerly
  • energetically
  • enthusiastically
  • exceedingly
  • excessively
  • excitedly
  • extremely
  • exuberantly
  • fanatically
  • feverishly
  • foolishly
  • frantically
  • frenetically
  • frenziedly
  • furiously
  • haphazard
  • haphazardly
  • hard
  • harum-scarum
  • hastily
  • haywire
  • hectically
  • heedlessly
  • helter-skelter
  • hit or miss
  • hotheadedly
  • hurriedly
  • hysterically
  • impatiently
  • insanely
  • intensely
  • irrationally
  • keenly
  • like mad
  • ludicrously
  • nonsensically
  • passionately
  • pell-mell
  • psychotically
  • quickly
  • rabidly
  • rapidly
  • rashly
  • recklessly
  • rhapsodically
  • riotously
  • senselessly
  • skittishly
  • sky-high
  • something fierce
  • speedily
  • stormily
  • to distraction
  • topsy-turvy
  • tumultuously
  • turbulently
  • uncontrollably
  • unreasonably
  • violently
  • wantonly
  • warmly
  • wild
  • wildly
  • zealously

warmly

keenly

  • abjectly
  • ably
  • actively
  • acutely
  • adroitly
  • agonizingly
  • alertly
  • angrily
  • animatedly
  • aptly
  • artfully
  • astutely
  • attentively
  • avidly
  • bitterly
  • blackly
  • boisterously
  • brilliantly
  • briskly
  • brutally
  • capably
  • carefully
  • cheerlessly
  • cleverly
  • closely
  • comprehendingly
  • coolly
  • crestfallenly
  • cruelly
  • cunningly
  • darkly
  • deceptively
  • deftly
  • dejectedly
  • deliberately
  • despairingly
  • despondently
  • discerningly
  • disconsolately
  • dismally
  • dispiritedly
  • distressfully
  • distressingly
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • downheartedly
  • drearily
  • eagerly
  • earnestly
  • energetically
  • enthusiastically
  • excitedly
  • exuberantly
  • facilely
  • fanatically
  • ferociously
  • fiercely
  • fixedly
  • forcibly
  • forlornly
  • foxily
  • frantically
  • furiously
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • grievously
  • guilefully
  • hard
  • hardly
  • harshly
  • heavily
  • hurtfully
  • ill
  • impatiently
  • inconsolably
  • intellectually
  • intelligently
  • intensely
  • joylessly
  • judiciously
  • knowingly
  • knowledgeably
  • like fury
  • logically
  • low-spiritedly
  • lugubriously
  • madly
  • meanly
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • painfully
  • perspicaciously
  • pessimistically
  • piercingly
  • plaintively
  • poignantly
  • powerfully
  • prudently
  • rabidly
  • rancorously
  • rationally
  • reasonably
  • regretfully
  • relentlessly
  • reluctantly
  • resentfully
  • resourcefully
  • rhapsodically
  • rigorously
  • roughly
  • rowdily
  • ruefully
  • sadly
  • sagaciously
  • savagely
  • searchingly
  • sensibly
  • seriously
  • severely
  • sharply
  • shrewdly
  • skillfully
  • sky-high
  • slowly
  • slyly
  • smartly
  • somberly
  • sorely
  • sorrowfully
  • spiritedly
  • sprightly
  • steadily
  • stormily
  • strongly
  • suddenly
  • sullenly
  • trickily
  • tumultuously
  • turbulently
  • unhappily
  • uproariously
  • urgently
  • viciously
  • vigorously
  • violently
  • vivaciously
  • wailfully
  • warmly
  • watchfully
  • wildly
  • wisely
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
  • zealously

painstakingly

  • absolutely
  • actively
  • agilely
  • all
  • all the way
  • almost
  • altogether
  • amain
  • animatedly
  • ardently
  • arduously
  • assiduously
  • attentively
  • barely
  • briskly
  • busily
  • by a hair
  • by a whisker
  • by narrow margin
  • carefully
  • close
  • closely
  • competently
  • completely
  • comprehensively
  • conclusively
  • conscientiously
  • continuously
  • determinedly
  • diligently
  • doggedly
  • dynamically
  • eagerly
  • earnestly
  • effectively
  • efficiently
  • en masse
  • energetically
  • enthusiastically
  • entirely
  • exceedingly
  • exceptionally
  • exclusively
  • exhaustively
  • expeditiously
  • extensively
  • extremely
  • fervently
  • feverishly
  • finally
  • flat out
  • from A to Z
  • from beginning to end
  • from top to bottom
  • fully
  • hard
  • hardly
  • hastily
  • highly
  • hugely
  • hurriedly
  • in all
  • in and out
  • in detail
  • in entirety
  • in full
  • in toto
  • indefatigably
  • industriously
  • inside out
  • intensely
  • intensively
  • intently
  • laboriously
  • like all get out
  • like the devil
  • like the dickens
  • meticulously
  • mightily
  • nearly
  • nimbly
  • notably
  • obstinately
  • on all counts
  • only just
  • perfectly
  • perseveringly
  • persistently
  • ploddingly
  • purposefully
  • quite
  • remarkably
  • resolutely
  • restlessly
  • scarcely
  • scrupulously
  • scrutinizingly
  • searchingly
  • sedulously
  • seriously
  • sharply
  • slavishly
  • slowly
  • solidly
  • speedily
  • spiritedly
  • steadfastly
  • steadily
  • strenuously
  • strikingly
  • stubbornly
  • studiously
  • sweepingly
  • thoroughly
  • through and through
  • throughout
  • tirelessly
  • to the end
  • to the limit
  • to the max
  • to the nth degree
  • tortuously
  • totally
  • ultimately
  • unabatedly
  • unabridged
  • unanimously
  • unconditionally
  • undividedly
  • unflaggingly
  • unrelentingly
  • unremittingly
  • untiringly
  • unweariedly
  • up and down
  • utterly
  • vehemently
  • very
  • vigilantly
  • vigorously
  • vivaciously
  • wearilessly
  • whole hog
  • wholly
  • willfully
  • with heart and soul
  • without omission
  • zealously

earnestly

  • abruptly
  • actively
  • amain
  • animatedly
  • ardently
  • arduously
  • artlessly
  • assiduously
  • attentively
  • baldly
  • bluffly
  • bluntly
  • briskly
  • brusquely
  • busily
  • candidly
  • conscientiously
  • continuously
  • curtly
  • determinedly
  • diligently
  • directly
  • doggedly
  • dynamically
  • energetically
  • exhaustively
  • feverishly
  • forthrightly
  • foursquare
  • frankly
  • gruffly
  • hard
  • hardly
  • honestly
  • impolitely
  • inconsiderately
  • indefatigably
  • industriously
  • intensely
  • intensively
  • intently
  • laboriously
  • meticulously
  • mightily
  • obstinately
  • openheartedly
  • openly
  • painstakingly
  • plain
  • plainly
  • ploddingly
  • point-blank
  • purposefully
  • resolutely
  • rudely
  • sedulously
  • seriously
  • sharply
  • simply
  • sincerely
  • slavishly
  • soberly
  • spiritedly
  • steadfastly
  • steadily
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • straightforwardly
  • straightforwards
  • strenuously
  • stubbornly
  • tactlessly
  • thoroughly
  • thoughtfully
  • tirelessly
  • truthfully
  • unabatedly
  • unflaggingly
  • unguardedly
  • unrelentingly
  • unremittingly
  • unreservedly
  • untiringly
  • vehemently
  • veraciously
  • vigorously
  • wearilessly
  • willfully
  • zealously

Browse the Thesaurus