| Main Entry: | fanaticism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | overenthusiasm |
Synonyms: |
abandonment, arbitrariness, bias, bigotry, contumacy, dedication, devotion, dogma, enthusiasm, extremism, faction, frenzy, hatred, illiberality, immoderation, incorrigibility, infatuation, injustice, intolerance, madness, monomania, obsessiveness, obstinacy, partiality, partisanship, passion, prejudice, rage, single-mindedness, stubbornness, superstition, tenacity, transport, unfairness, unreasonableness, unruliness, violence, willfulness, zeal, zealotry |
Antonyms: |
disinterest, impartiality, unenthusiasm |
| Main Entry: | bigotry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intolerance, prejudice |
Synonyms: |
Jim Crowism, bias, discrimination, dogmatism, fanaticism, injustice, narrow-mindedness, partiality, provincialism, racialism, racism, sectarianism, sexism, unfairness |
Antonyms: |
broad-mindedness, fairness, open-mindedness, tolerance |
| Main Entry: | chauvinism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme devotion to a belief or nation |
Synonyms: |
bellicism, ethnocentricity, fanatical patriotism, fanaticism, jingoism, narrowness, nationalism, zealotry |
Antonyms: |
unbias |
| Main Entry: | enthusiasm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | keen interest, excitement |
Synonyms: |
activity, ardency, ardor, avidity, conviction, craze, dash, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, emotion, energy, exhilaration, fad, fanaticism, feeling, fervor, fever, fieriness, fire, flame, flare, frenzy, fury, gaiety, glow, go*, heat, hilarity, hobby, impetuosity, intensity, interest, joy, joyfulness, keenness, life, mania, mirth, nerve, oomph, orgasm, passion, pep, rapture, red heat, relish, snap, spirit, transport, vehemence, verve, vim, vivacity, warmth, zeal, zealousness, zest, élan |
Antonyms: |
aloofness, apathy, coldness, coolness, doubt, indifference, lethargy, pessimism, weariness |
| Main Entry: | intensity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | passion, force |
Synonyms: |
acuteness, anxiety, ardor, concentration, deepness, depth, earnestness, emotion, emphasis, energy, excess, excitement, extreme, extremity, fanaticism, ferment, ferociousness, ferocity, fervency, fervor, fierceness, fire, force, forcefulness, fury, high pitch, intenseness, keenness, magnitude, might, nervousness, potency, power, severity, sharpness, strain, strength, tenseness, tension, vehemence, vigor, violence, volume, weightiness, wildness |
Antonyms: |
apathy, dullness, inactivity, laziness, lethargy, moderation |
| Main Entry: | madness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | insanity |
Synonyms: |
aberration, absurdity, craziness, delirium, delusion, dementia, derangement, fanaticism, foolishness, hysteria, irrationality, lunacy, madness, mania, mental disorder, mental illness, neurosis, phobia, psychopathy, psychosis, stupidity, unbalance |
| Main Entry: | zeal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, ardor, bustle, determination, devotion, diligence, dispatch, drive, eagerness, earnestness, enterprise, fanaticism, fervor, fierceness, fire, gusto, hustle, inclination, initiative, intensity, intentness, keenness, mania, passion, perseverance, push, readiness, sincerity, spirit, stick-to-itiveness, urgency, vehemence, verve, warmth, what-it-takes, yen, zest |
| Notes: | zeal pertains to a keen interest while zest is keen enjoyment or added interest |
Antonyms: |
apathy, indifference, lethargy |
| Main Entry: | vehemency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intensity |
Synonyms: |
acuteness, anxiety, ardor, concentration, deepness, depth, earnestness, emotion, emphasis, energy, excess, excitement, extreme, extremity, fanaticism, ferment, ferociousness, ferocity, fervency, fervor, fierceness, fire, force, forcefulness, fury, high pitch, intenseness, keenness, magnitude, might, nervousness, pitch, potency, power, severity, sharpness, strain, strength, tenseness, tension, vehemence, vigor, violence, volume, weightiness, wildness |
| Main Entry: | bigotry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
self, arbitrary, bigoted, case, cross, dogged, dogmatic, hard, heady, hidebound, immovable, impersuasible, impervious, impervious to reason, impracticable, incorrigible, inert, infatuated, inflexible, intractable, mulish, not to be moved, obdurate, obstinate, obstinate as a mule, perverse, pervicacious, pig, prejudiced, prepossessed, recalcitrant, refractory, restiff, restive, resty, stiff, stiff, sulky, sullen, tenacious, unaffected, unchangeable, uninfluenced, unmoved, unpersuadible, unruly, untractable, unyielding, wayward, willful
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