Emotions

Synonyms for zeal

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 4, High CampEmotions

a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

He felt a kind of religious zeal.

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The true synonym

elan

Same sentence, swapped: He felt a kind of religious elan.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for zeal as it is used in the sentence above.

sincerity
intensity
dread

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Closest first: other emotions words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

upliftverbintoxicatefill with high spiritsHigh Camp wildnessnounabandona feeling of extreme emotional intensityHigh Camp astonishmentnounamazementthe feeling that accompanies something extremely surprisingHigh CampHas a reason line joyfuladjectiveelatedfull of high-spirited delightRidgeline languidadjectivedreamylacking spirit or livelinessHigh Camp moodyadjectivedarkshowing a brooding ill humorTreeline pillarnounmainstaya prominent supporterHigh CampHas a reason line piquantadjectiveengagingattracting or delightingHigh CampHas a reason line

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