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Synonyms for earnest
ˈɜr nɪstearnest
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
earnest
One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.
Synonyms:
animated, anxious, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, hot, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, vehement, yearning, zealousAntonyms:
apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmovedPreposition:
Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
earnestadjective
something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
Antonyms:
frivolous, purposeless, insincereearnest, sincere, solemnadjective
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
"both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
Synonyms:
dear, heartfelt, businesslike, sincere, grave, sedate, sober, devout, solemnAntonyms:
frivolous, insincere, purposelessdear, devout, earnest, heartfeltadjective
earnest
"one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
Synonyms:
dear(p), pricy, pricey, devout, heartfelt, high-priced, beloved, businesslike, god-fearing, good, darling, costly, solemn, near, sincere, dearAntonyms:
insincere, purposeless, frivolousbusinesslike, earnestadjective
not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
Synonyms:
sincere, businesslike, devout, solemn, heartfelt, dearAntonyms:
insincere, frivolous, purposeless
Dictionary of English Synonymes
earnestadjective
Synonyms:
ardent, zealous, eager, fervent, fervid, glowing, animated, importunate, warm, heartyearnestadjective
earnestnoun
Synonyms:
seriousness, reality, not a jestearnestnoun
Synonyms:
pledge, first-fruitsearnestnoun
Synonyms:
EARNEST-MONEY
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
earnestadjective
Synonyms:
unfeigned, ardent, sincere, fervent, impassioned, zealous, intentearnestnoun
Synonyms:
sincerity, seriousness, good faith, pledge, handsel, token, foretasteAntonyms:
jest
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List of paraphrases for "earnest":
sincere, serious, conscientiously, fervent, seriousness, earnestly, ardent, seriously
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#155 | good | |
#487 | hot | |
#989 | near | |
#2107 | serious | |
#2328 | determined | |
#3359 | warm | |
#3613 | dear | |
#4429 | burning | |
#4587 | seriously | |
#5288 | animated | |
#5534 | intent | |
#7174 | intense | |
#8065 | grave | |
#9217 | keen | |
#10003 | costly | |
#10345 | beloved | |
#11300 | eager | |
#12238 | darling | |
#13784 | enthusiastic | |
#13864 | anxious | |
#15441 | sincere | |
#17693 | earnest | |
#18433 | glowing | |
#19532 | sober | |
#22948 | longing | |
#24329 | seriousness | |
#24854 | solemn | |
#27040 | heartfelt | |
#27965 | impatient | |
#30164 | pricey | |
#31690 | yearning | |
#33982 | ardent | |
#35229 | strenuous | |
#36092 | devout | |
#38786 | earnestly | |
#43874 | zealous | |
#46093 | fervent | |
#46387 | desirous | |
#73655 | sedate | |
#76074 | conscientiously | |
#76435 | vehement | |
#83664 | impetuous | |
#99694 | businesslike | |
#122866 | pricy | |
#210695 | importunate |
How to use earnest in a sentence?
We don't see chicken as the big trend right now, but we are definitely looking at it in earnest and meeting with the big suppliers of alternative proteins to understand the market and where it's headed.
During the NBA bubble is really when we started researching, in earnest, how we could bring back fans safely into the arena.
When we look back at 2020, I think we should see it as a dry run or a first draft of an attempt to throw out free and fair election results, these bills are a part of that story, but disinformation that we have seen spread in a coordinated way about what happened in 2020 is another part of that story, and we should not take our eye off that ball as we move through 2022 and 2023 and sort of start gearing up for the 2024 election in earnest.
I have lived some thirty-odd years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors.
(Environmental inspectors) must confront the hard tasks in earnest and not be afraid of offending people... and never let violators off the hook without resolving the problem.
Translations for earnest
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- جاد, جديArabic
- сур'ёзныBelarusian
- добросъвестен, капаро, сериозен, задълбочен, депозитBulgarian
- seriósCatalan, Valencian
- vážnýCzech
- intensiv, ernst, ernsthaft, aufrichtig, leidenschaftlich, sehnsüchtigGerman
- σοβαρόςGreek
- intención, serioSpanish
- ardent, sérieuxFrench
- बयानाHindi
- komoly, buzgó, súlyosHungarian
- voglioso, desideroso, grave, fervente, serio, pegno, zelante, pressanteItalian
- 真面目, 真剣, 本気Japanese
- alvorNorwegian
- sério, sinceroPortuguese
- усиленный, серьёзный, ревностныйRussian
- znȁčājan, vážan, ȍzbīljanSerbo-Croatian
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