noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ burning , enormous , extraordinary , immense , passionate , tremendous
▪ considerable , great
▪ little
▪ genuine , real
▪ obvious
▪ growing
▪ boundless , unbounded , unbridled
▪
The cruise director demonstrated boundless ~ and energy.
▪ undiminished
▪ excessive
▪ spontaneous , sudden
▪ new , new-found , renewed
▪
We went about our task with renewed ~.
▪ early , initial
▪ general , widespread
▪ popular , public
▪ personal
▪ infectious
▪ boyish , youthful
▪ innocent
▪ natural
▪ religious
… OF ENTHUSIASM
▪ burst , surge
▪
After an initial burst of ~ for jogging, I gradually lost interest.
VERB + ENTHUSIASM
▪ be full of , feel , have
▪
Her voice was full of ~.
▪ convey , express , show
▪
She managed to convey an ~ she did not feel.
▪
The team have shown ~ and commitment.
▪ muster , summon up
▪ feign
▪
He accepted the invitation with feigned ~.
▪ conceal , hide
▪ share
▪ maintain
▪ lose
▪ lack
▪ arouse , engender , fire (sb with) , generate
▪
The trip has fired his ~ for all things French.
▪ curb , dampen , dent ( esp. BrE ), temper ( esp. AmE )
▪
This weather would dampen anyone's ~ for swimming.
ENTHUSIASM + VERB
▪ bubble over , bubble up
▪
He tried to hide the boyish ~ bubbling up inside him.
▪ grow
▪ fade , wane , wear off
PREPOSITION
▪ with ~ , without ~
▪
I look forward to the challenge ahead with great ~.
▪ ~ about
▪
Few people expressed ~ about the current leaders.
▪ ~ among
▪
The idea aroused immense ~ among party workers.
▪ ~ for
▪
The initial ~ for the project was wearing off.
PHRASES
▪ sb can't contain their ~
▪
She grinned, unable to contain her ~.
▪ energy and ~
▪
Cruise brings a lot of energy and ~ to his roles.
▪ a lack of ~
▪
Both sides have shown a distinct lack of ~ for discussion.