zealot
nounHow many syllables in zealot?
There are 2 syllables in the word zealot.How to pronounce zealot:
Definition of zealot:
- zealot (noun):
- a zealous person
- a fanatical partisan
- a fanatic or an extreme enthusiast
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something.
Synonyms for zealot:
activist
advocate
advocator
bigot
crusader
disciple
doctrinaire
dogmatist
drumbeater
energumen
enthusiast
exponent
extremist
fan
fanatic
fiend
idealogue
ideologue
maniac
militant
partisan
partizan
promoter
supporter
true believer
Antonyms for zealot:
agitatee
archconservative
centrist
classicist
conformist
conservative
conventionalist
die-hard
diehard
fundamentalist
liberal
middle-of-the-roader
moderate
moderatist
nonmilitant
nonsectarian
obstructionist
opponent
paleoconservative
peacemaker
preserver
reactionary
republican
right
right-winger
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