What are the opposite words for apathy?
Apathy is often described as a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. Antonyms of apathy include passion, enthusiasm, interest, excitement, empathy, and zeal. Passion connotes intense emotion and enthusiasm for something, while enthusiasm suggests eagerness and positive energy. Interest refers to a genuine curiosity or concern in something, while excitement is an intense feeling of joy or pleasure. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, while zeal is an eager desire or effort to achieve a goal. These words represent the opposite of apathy, indicating a high degree of involvement and commitment, and an active engagement with the world.
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- perseverance
- truth
- desire
- action
- energy
- vigor
- love
- progression
- excitement
- pleasure
- speed
- emotion
- life
- consecration
- application
- enthusiasm
- resolution
- heat
- strength
- taste
- piety
- sensation
- curiosity
- sense
- animation
- appetite
- avidity
- brio
- care
- constancy
- cupidity
- dash
- devotion
- drive
- eagerness
- ebullience
- enjoyment
- enterprise
- excitation
- fanaticism
- ferociousness
- fire
- forcefulness
- get-up-and-go
- intensity
- kick
- loyalty
- mental state
- mettle
- obsession
- passion
- spirit
- stamina
- sympathy
- tang
- vitality
- alacrity
- ambition
- appreciation
- ardor
- aspiration
- bliss
- bounce
- continuity
- dedication
- delirium
- earnestness
- ecstasy
- effectiveness
- effervescence
- elation
- endurance
- exuberance
- ferocity
- fever
- fixedness
- flame
- ginger
- greed
- gusto
- heart
- impatience
- industry
- initiative
- inquisitiveness
- interest
- liveliness
- lust
- madness
- relish
- thankfulness
- vim
- warmth
- zeal
- something done
- burning
- liveliness; promptness
- spring
- strong desire for success
- liveliness; activity
- hard work
- goal, hope
- empathy
- sanctification
- potence
- carefulness, attention to detail
- greed, strong desire
- flair, style
- fortitude
- faithfulness, loyalty
- want, longing
- commitment; loyalty
- person's will to achieve
- enthusiasm, anxiousness
- determination; seriousness
- enthusiasm, vivacity
- extreme happiness
- bearing hardship; staying power
- person's spirit and vigor
- delight in something
- keen interest, excitement
- enthusiasm; incitement
- overenthusiasm
- sensation, especially of touch
- excitement, enthusiasm
- state of high temperature or agitation
- lover; passion
- strength of mind; guts
- spirit, vitality
- overwhelming desire for more
- great enthusiasm
- person's emotions
- anger, passion
- inability, unwillingness to wait
- passion, force
- attraction, curiosity
- power, strength
- animation, spirit
- appetite, passion
- boldness, strength of character
- strong emotion
- vim, vigor
- diligence, hard work
- devotion, religiousness
- energy; flamboyance
- delight, happiness
- mental determination
- great appreciation of something
- determination, strong will
- devotion to a sinless life
- righteousness
- distinctive quality
- taste, flavor
- feeling of animate being
- responsiveness; ability to feel
- responsiveness to stimuli
- rate of motion, often a high rate
- flavor, zest
- strength, vigor
- shared feeling
- biting taste or odor
- flavor of some quality
- honesty, loyalty
- energy, enthusiasm
- power, energy
- energy, spirit
- enthusiasm, energy
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- perseverance
- truth
- desire
- action
- energy
- vigor
- love
- progression
- excitement
- pleasure
- speed
- emotion
- life
- consecration
- application
- enthusiasm
- resolution
- heat
- strength
- taste
- piety
- sensation
- curiosity
- sense
- animation
- appetite
- avidity
- brio
- care
-
constancy
- dependability,
- devotedness,
- staunchness,
- trustiness,
- trustworthiness,
- unchangeableness,
- abidingness,
- unfailingness,
- abidingnesses,
- de termination,
- de terminations,
- de-termination,
- de-terminations,
- dependabilities,
- devotednesses,
- staunchnesses,
- trustworthinesses,
- un changeableness,
- un changeablenesses,
- un failingness,
- un failingnesses,
- un-changeableness,
- un-changeablenesses,
- un-failingness,
- un-failingnesses,
- unchangeablenesses,
- unfailingnesses.
- cupidity
- dash
- devotion
- drive
- eagerness
- ebullience
- enjoyment
- enterprise
- excitation
-
fanaticism
- arbitrariness,
- extremism,
- illiberality,
- immoderation,
- monomania,
- obsessiveness,
- willfulness,
- zealotry,
- Incorrigibility,
- illiberalities,
- zealotries,
- arbitrarinesses,
- in corrigibilities,
- in corrigibility,
- in justices,
- in-corrigibilities,
- in-corrigibility,
- in-justice,
- in-tolerance,
- in-tolerances,
- incorrigibilities,
- monomanias,
- obsessivenesses,
- un fairnesses,
- un reasonableness,
- un reasonablenesses,
- un-fairness,
- un-fairnesses,
- un-reasonableness,
- un-reasonablenesses,
- willfulnesses.
- ferociousness
-
fire
- campfire,
- crossfire,
- incandescence,
- luster,
- oxidation,
- phlogiston,
- shelling,
- sparkle,
- virtuosity,
- Calenture,
- Cannonading,
- Sniping,
- campfires,
- cross fire,
- bombardings,
- calentures,
- cannonadings,
- charrings,
- cross fires,
- cross-fire,
- cross-fires,
- crossfires,
- devourings,
- ex plosion,
- ex plosions,
- ex-plosion,
- flame and smoke,
- flame and smokes,
- flame smoke,
- flame smokes,
- in candescence,
- in candescences,
- in-candescence,
- in-candescences,
- incandescences,
- phlogistons,
- rapid oxidation,
- rapid oxidations,
- sea flame,
- sea flames,
- sea of flame,
- sea of flames,
- searings,
- shellings,
- snipings,
- up smoke,
- virtuosities.
- forcefulness
-
get-up-and-go
- O's,
- Oes,
- Vitali,
- get up and go,
- o.
- intensity
- kick
- loyalty
- mental state
- mettle
-
obsession
- bug.
- passion
- spirit
- stamina
- sympathy
- tang
- vitality
- alacrity
- ambition
- appreciation
- ardor
- aspiration
- bliss
- bounce
- continuity
- dedication
- delirium
- earnestness
- ecstasy
- effectiveness
- effervescence
- elation
- endurance
- exuberance
- ferocity
- fever
- fixedness
- flame
- ginger
- greed
- gusto
- heart
- impatience
- industry
- initiative
- inquisitiveness
- interest
- liveliness
- lust
- madness
- relish
- thankfulness
- vim
- warmth
- zeal
- something done
-
burning
- fire.
- liveliness; promptness
- spring
- strong desire for success
- liveliness; activity
- hard work
- goal, hope
-
empathy
- community of interests,
- empathy,
- in sight,
- rapport,
- soul,
- insights,
- community of interest,
- being on same wavelength,
- being same wavelength,
- being there for someone,
- community interest,
- community interests,
- cottoning to,
- cottoning tos,
- good vibration,
- good vibrations,
- hitting it offs,
- hitting offs,
- in sights,
- in-sight,
- in-sights,
- picking ons,
- picking up on,
- picking up ons,
- picking upon,
- re cognition,
- re cognitions,
- re-cognition.
- sanctification
- potence
-
carefulness, attention to detail
- care.
- greed, strong desire
-
flair, style
- dash.
- fortitude
- faithfulness, loyalty
- want, longing
- commitment; loyalty
- person's will to achieve
- enthusiasm, anxiousness
- determination; seriousness
- enthusiasm, vivacity
- extreme happiness
- bearing hardship; staying power
- person's spirit and vigor
- delight in something
- keen interest, excitement
- enthusiasm; incitement
- overenthusiasm
- sensation, especially of touch
- excitement, enthusiasm
- state of high temperature or agitation
- lover; passion
- strength of mind; guts
-
spirit, vitality
- go.
- overwhelming desire for more
- great enthusiasm
- person's emotions
-
anger, passion
- heat.
- inability, unwillingness to wait
- passion, force
- attraction, curiosity
-
power, strength
- kick.
-
animation, spirit
- life.
-
appetite, passion
- lust.
- boldness, strength of character
- strong emotion
-
vim, vigor
- pep.
- diligence, hard work
- devotion, religiousness
- energy; flamboyance
- delight, happiness
-
mental determination
- push.
- great appreciation of something
- determination, strong will
- devotion to a sinless life
- righteousness
- distinctive quality
-
taste, flavor
- zest.
- feeling of animate being
- responsiveness; ability to feel
- responsiveness to stimuli
- rate of motion, often a high rate
- flavor, zest
- strength, vigor
- shared feeling
-
biting taste or odor
- tang.
- flavor of some quality
- honesty, loyalty
- energy, enthusiasm
- power, energy
- energy, spirit
-
enthusiasm, energy
- zip.
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Other relevant words
- agitation,
- alarm,
- attention,
- attentiveness,
- awareness,
- bias,
- compassion,
- conscientiousness,
- distress,
- disturbance,
- eagerness,
- empathy,
- excitement,
- feeling,
- frenzy,
- fury,
- heedfulness,
- histrionics,
- hysteria,
- hysterics,
- interest,
- keenness,
- melodrama,
- pity,
- prejudice,
- receptiveness,
- receptivity,
- regard,
- responsiveness,
- sensibility,
- sensitiveness,
- sensitivity,
- solicitude,
- storm,
- susceptibility,
- sympathy,
- tenderness,
- turbulence,
- understanding,
- vehemence,
- violence,
- warmheartedness,
- zeal.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
split down the middle
- Antonyms:
- combine, join.