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zany adj. 1 clownish, mad, wild, frolicsome, sportive, playful, gay,
merry, slapstick, crazy, funny, comic(al), amusing, hilarious,
absurd, nonsensical, ludicrous, silly, foolish, inane, Colloq
wacky, loony, madcap, crackpot, nutty, goofy, US kooky: The
buskers put on the zaniest show I have seen for some time.
--n. 2 clown, comic, jester, fool, joker, buffoon, wag,
comedian, merry andrew, laughing-stock, Slang nut, US screwball:
The two zanies kept the crowd in stitches while the pickpockets
stole their wallets.
zap v. destroy, kill, slaughter, annihilate, murder, slay,
assassinate, liquidate, erase; shoot, electrocute, Slang rub
out, polish off, knock off, bump off, snuff (out), waste, hit,
US ice: The baddies got zapped by the ray gun, one after the
other.
25.2 zealot...
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zealot n. fanatic, extremist, radical, bigot, maniac, militant: We
have to deal with ruthless zealots who are willing to die for
their cause.
zealotry n. fanaticism, extremism, radicalism, bigotry, militantism,
terrorism, single-mindedness, monomania, fervour, frenzy,
hysteria, obsession, obsessiveness: Their attacks on innocent
civilians show how far their zealotry can take them.
zenith n. meridian, summit, acme, apex, vertex, apogee, high point,
top, peak, pinnacle: The dictator reached the zenith of his
power very quickly.
zero n. 1 nil, null, nothing, nought or naught, aught, cipher,
Cricket duck, Colloq nix, US goose-egg, nada, niente, Slang Brit
(sweet) Fanny Adams or F.A., bugger-all, US zilch: Temperatures
have remained below zero all day. The visiting team won three
games, we won zero. 2 (rock) bottom, nadir: On a scale of one
to ten, she is a zero. 3 nobody, nothing, nonentity, Slang US