zest

The word “zest” has 1 syllable: zest

It's pronounced as /zɛst/


What is synonym and antonym for zest?

In the thesaurus, “zest” has 64 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for zest

Antonyms for zest

  • apathy
  • blandness
  • boredom
  • coolness
  • depression
  • dislike
  • dissatisfaction
  • dullness
  • dulness
  • flatness
  • gloom
  • hate
  • hatred
  • idleness
  • indifference
  • insipidity
  • laziness
  • lethargy
  • melancholy
  • misery
  • monotonousness
  • monotony
  • need
  • pain
  • platitude
  • predictability
  • sadness
  • sameness
  • sorrow
  • tastelessness
  • tediousness
  • thinness
  • trouble
  • unhappiness
  • want
  • weakness
  • woe

Meanings of zest

  • noun
    1. The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
    2. General vibrance of flavour.
    3. (by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
    4. The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
  • verb
    1. To scrape the zest from a fruit.
    2. To make more zesty.

Example Sentences

  • She added zest to the salad with a generous squeeze of lemon.
  • The chef infused the dish with the zest of fresh herbs, creating a burst of flavor.
  • His enthusiasm and zest for life made every gathering more enjoyable.
  • The vibrant colors of the painting added a touch of zest to the otherwise neutral room.
  • Even on a rainy day, her cheerful demeanor brought a sense of zest to the workplace.

On this page you'll find 101 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to zest, such as: acuteness, apathy, appetite, ardor, bite, bitterness, blandness.

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Related Words

salty

salt

zestful

  • abounding
  • acid
  • acidic
  • acidulous
  • acrid
  • activated
  • active
  • agitated
  • agitative
  • alert
  • alive
  • animate
  • animated
  • animating
  • appealing
  • appetizing
  • ardent
  • arousing
  • arresting
  • astonishing
  • astringent
  • awake
  • ball of fire
  • biting
  • bouncy
  • bracing
  • brash
  • breathtaking
  • brisk
  • bubbly
  • buoyant
  • bustling
  • cheerful
  • chipper
  • chirpy
  • commoving
  • courageous
  • dangerous
  • dashing
  • delectable
  • delish
  • difficult
  • divine
  • dramatic
  • dry
  • dynamic
  • eager
  • ebullient
  • effervescent
  • effusive
  • elated
  • electrifying
  • energetic
  • energized
  • engaging
  • enterprising
  • enthusiastic
  • euphoric
  • excitable
  • excited
  • exciting
  • exhilarant
  • exhilarated
  • exhilarative
  • exuberant
  • eye-popping
  • far-out
  • fervent
  • fiery
  • fine
  • flashy
  • flavorful
  • flavorsome
  • flavory
  • forceful
  • frisky
  • frolicsome
  • frothy
  • full of energy
  • full of life
  • full of pep
  • full-flavored
  • game
  • gaudy
  • gay
  • good-tasting
  • gritty
  • groovy
  • gushing
  • gutsy
  • gutty
  • hair-raising
  • happy
  • heady
  • heavenly
  • hectic
  • high-powered
  • high-spirited
  • high-strung
  • highly seasoned
  • hot
  • hot-blooded
  • humorous
  • hyperacid
  • impelling
  • impressive
  • in high spirits
  • interesting
  • intoxicated
  • intoxicating
  • intriguing
  • irrepressible
  • kinetic
  • lively
  • luscious
  • lusty
  • mellow
  • melodramatic
  • mettlesome
  • mind-blowing
  • moving
  • neat
  • ornery
  • overflowing
  • overpowering
  • overwhelming
  • palatable
  • passionate
  • peppery
  • peppy
  • piquant
  • poignant
  • potent
  • powerful
  • provocative
  • puckery
  • pungent
  • quarrelsome
  • quick
  • racy
  • rapturous
  • ready
  • red-blooded
  • replete
  • rife
  • rip-roaring
  • rousing
  • salacious
  • sapid
  • savory
  • scrappy
  • scrumptious
  • sensational
  • sensitive
  • sexy
  • sharp
  • showy
  • smart
  • snappy
  • snazzy
  • sour
  • soured
  • sourish
  • sparkling
  • speedy
  • spicy
  • spine-tingling
  • spirited
  • sprightly
  • spry
  • spunky
  • stimulating
  • stinging
  • stirring
  • strenuous
  • strong
  • sugar-coated
  • swarming
  • sweetened
  • tangy
  • tart
  • tartish
  • tasteful
  • tasty
  • teeming
  • thin-skinned
  • thrilling
  • tireless
  • titillating
  • toothsome
  • toothy
  • tough
  • truculent
  • unsweetened
  • untiring
  • vibrant
  • vigorous
  • vinegary
  • vital
  • vitalized
  • vivacious
  • vivid
  • well-flavored
  • wild
  • with a kick
  • witty
  • yummy
  • zappy
  • zealous
  • zesty
  • zingy
  • zippy

vehemence

  • absoluteness
  • aggressiveness
  • ardency
  • ardor
  • assertiveness
  • cathexis
  • clearness
  • compassion
  • directness
  • eagerness
  • earnestness
  • eloquence
  • emotion
  • emotionalism
  • emotionality
  • emphasis
  • enthusiasm
  • excitement
  • fanaticism
  • ferociousness
  • fervency
  • fervidness
  • fervor
  • fever
  • fierceness
  • fire
  • forcefulness
  • frenzy
  • gusto
  • heat
  • histrionics
  • hot-bloodedness
  • impetuosity
  • incision
  • incisiveness
  • infatuation
  • insistence
  • intenseness
  • intensity
  • keenness
  • mania
  • mawkishness
  • melodrama
  • obsession
  • passion
  • passionateness
  • plainness
  • potency
  • power
  • responsiveness
  • sappiness
  • sentiment
  • sentimentality
  • straightforwardness
  • strength
  • stridency
  • sympathy
  • tenderness
  • torridity
  • torridness
  • vigorousness
  • violence
  • vividness
  • vociferousness
  • warmth
  • white heat
  • zeal
  • zest

rapturously

  • acquiescently
  • admiringly
  • adoringly
  • affectionately
  • amicably
  • amusedly
  • appreciatively
  • ardently
  • attentively
  • beatifically
  • blissfully
  • blithely
  • blithesomely
  • breezily
  • brightly
  • cheerfully
  • cheerily
  • considerately
  • contentedly
  • cordially
  • delightedly
  • delightfully
  • devotedly
  • dotingly
  • earnestly
  • ecstatically
  • elatedly
  • enchantedly
  • endearingly
  • enrapturedly
  • enthusiastically
  • euphorically
  • exuberantly
  • felicitously
  • fervently
  • fondly
  • freely
  • friendlily
  • friendly
  • gaily
  • gayly
  • generously
  • genially
  • giddily
  • gigglingly
  • gladly
  • gladsomely
  • gleefully
  • good-humoredly
  • good-naturedly
  • gratefully
  • happily
  • heartily
  • hopefully
  • impassionedly
  • jocosely
  • jocularly
  • jocundly
  • jovially
  • joyfully
  • joyously
  • kindly
  • laughingly
  • lightheartedly
  • longingly
  • lovingly
  • loyally
  • merrily
  • mirthfully
  • optimistically
  • paradisiacally
  • passionately
  • pleasantly
  • pleasingly
  • pleasurably
  • readily
  • respectfully
  • reverently
  • sanguinely
  • smilingly
  • sunnily
  • sweetly
  • thoughtfully
  • warmly
  • willingly
  • with good grace
  • with pleasure
  • with relish
  • yearningly
  • zealously
  • zestfully

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