GUSTO: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GUSTO?

Need another word that means the same as “gusto”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “gusto” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Gusto” are: relish, zest, zestfulness, enthusiasm, appetite, enjoyment, delight, glee, pleasure, satisfaction, gratification, appreciation, liking, fondness, preference, partiality, taste, penchant, weakness, fancy, inclination, leaning, bias, propensity, bent, proclivity, proneness, predisposition, tendency, affinity, love

Gusto as a Noun

Definitions of "Gusto" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gusto” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A relish or liking.
• The style in which a work of art is executed.
• Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment.
• Enjoyment and enthusiasm in doing something.

Synonyms of "Gusto" as a noun (31 Words)

affinity	(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts. In anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans.
appetite	A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food. He has a healthy appetite.
appreciation	A favorable judgment. I smiled in appreciation.
bent	An area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges. A man of a religious bent.
bias	The oblique course taken by a bowl as a result of its irregular shape. His work showed a discernible bias towards philosophy.
delight	A cause or source of great pleasure. The little girls squealed with delight.
enjoyment	The state or process of taking pleasure in something. The enjoyment of a good wine.
enthusiasm	Something that arouses enthusiasm. Few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders.
fancy	The faculty of imagination. The filly is already a leading fancy for next year s races.
fondness	A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love. He had a fondness for whiskey.
glee	Great merriment. His face lit up with impish glee.
gratification	The act or an instance of satisfying. To my immense gratification he arrived on time.
inclination	The fact or degree of sloping. He walked with a heavy inclination to the right.
leaning	A natural inclination. His early leanings towards socialism.
liking	A taste for. She developed a liking for gin.
love	A person or thing that one loves. Love songs.
partiality	Unfair bias in favour of one person or thing; favouritism. An attack on the partiality of judges.
penchant	A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs.
pleasure	Enjoyment and entertainment, as opposed to necessity. He took his pleasure of her.
predisposition	A liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way. A child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia.
preference	The right or chance to choose. Preference is given to those who make a donation.
proclivity	A natural inclination. He has a proclivity for exaggeration.
proneness	Being disposed to do something. Accident proneness.
propensity	An inclination to do something. His propensity for violence.
relish	Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment. I was appointed to a post for which I had little relish.
satisfaction	Christ’s atonement for sin. I looked round with satisfaction.
taste	A kind of sensing distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds. Arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success.
tendency	A general direction in which something tends to move. The shoreward tendency of the current.
weakness	A disadvantage or fault. You re his one weakness he should never have met you.
zest	The outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring. She had a great zest for life.
zestfulness	Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment.

Usage Examples of "Gusto" as a noun

• Hawkins tucked into his breakfast with gusto.
• He had a particular gusto for those sort of performances.

Associations of "Gusto" (30 Words)

alacrity	Liveliness and eagerness. He accepted with alacrity.
ardent	Very enthusiastic or passionate. From rank to rank she darts her ardent eyes.
ardor	Intense feeling of love. They were imbued with a revolutionary ardor.
avidity	The overall strength of binding between an antibody and an antigen. He read detective stories with avidity.
boiling	At or near boiling point. Boiling water.
eager	Strongly wanting to do or have something. Eager helpers.
eagerly	With eagerness; in an eager manner. Original illustrations are eagerly sought by collectors.
eagerness	A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something. They showed no eagerness to spread the gospel.
enthusiasm	Something that arouses enthusiasm. Few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders.
enthusiastic	Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. An enthusiastic response.
excitation	The state of enhanced activity of a cell, organism, or tissue which results from its stimulation. These neurotransmitters can produce excitation or inhibition.
excitement	Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. He looked forward to the excitements of the day.
exuberance	The quality of growing profusely; luxuriance. A sense of youthful exuberance.
fervid	Extremely hot- Nathaniel Hawthorne- Frances Trollope. Set out when the fervid heat subsides.
fervor	Feelings of great warmth and intensity.
intensity	The amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation. Hydrothermal processes of low intensity.
irrepressible	Not able to be controlled or restrained. An irrepressible rogue.
mania	An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action. Many people suffering from mania do not think anything is wrong.
passion	An intense desire or enthusiasm for something. Modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill s.
rekindle	Arouse again. Rekindle hopes.
sensation	The capacity to have physical sensations. She had the eerie sensation that she was being watched.
torrid	Extremely hot and dry. The torrid heat of the noonday sun.
verve	Vigour and spirit or enthusiasm. Kollo sings with supreme verve and flexibility.
vigorously	With vigor; in a vigorous manner. He vigorously denied the allegation.
violently	Using physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. Protesters clashed violently with the police.
warmth	The trait of being intensely emotional. She smiled with real warmth.
zeal	A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause. Laura brought a missionary zeal to her work.
zealot	A fervent and even militant proponent of something.
zealotry	Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals; fanaticism. He expressed concern about religious zealotry playing an increasing role in politics.
zest	The outer coloured part of the peel of citrus fruit, used as flavouring. She had a great zest for life.