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

Need another word that means the same as “verve”? Find 43 synonyms and 30 related words for “verve” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Verve” are: vitality, enthusiasm, vigour, energy, pep, dynamism, go, elan, vivacity, buoyancy, liveliness, animation, sprightliness, zest, sparkle, effervescence, fizz, spirit, spiritedness, ebullience, life, dash, brio, fervour, gusto, eagerness, keenness, passion, zeal, relish, feeling, ardour, fire, fieriness, drive, forcefulness, force, strength, determination, motivation, push, vehemence, fanaticism

Verve as a Noun

Definitions of "Verve" as a noun

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

• Vigour and spirit or enthusiasm.
• An energetic style.

Synonyms of "Verve" as a noun (43 Words)

animation	The making of animated cartoons. They started talking with animation.
ardour	Intense feeling of love. The rebuff did little to dampen his ardour.
brio	Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous. She told her story with some brio.
buoyancy	The property of something weightless and insubstantial. There is renewed buoyancy in the demand for steel.
dash	A short vertical mark placed above or beneath a note to indicate that it is to be performed in a very staccato manner. An indicator on the dash tells you what gear you are in.
determination	A tendency to move in a fixed direction. The determination of molecular structures.
drive	Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver. Greg hit a good drive at the 18th.
dynamism	The activeness of an energetic personality. He was known for his dynamism and strong views.
eagerness	Prompt willingness. They showed no eagerness to spread the gospel.
ebullience	The quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance. The ebullience of happy children.
effervescence	Bubbles in a liquid; fizz. The effervescence of sparkling wine.
elan	Enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness. A performance of great elan and sophistication.
energy	A degree or level of energy possessed by something or required by a process. He plays tennis with great energy.
enthusiasm	Something that arouses enthusiasm. Few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders.
fanaticism	Excessive intolerance of opposing views. The dangers of religious fanaticism.
feeling	The emotional side of someone’s character; emotional responses or tendencies to respond. The surface had a greasy feeling.
fervour	Intense and passionate feeling. He talked with all the fervour of a new convert.
fieriness	A passionate and quick-tempered nature.
fire	A fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning. We had a bath in a tin tub by the fire.
fizz	The quality of being fizzy effervescence. She saw I had lost some of my fizz.
force	The army navy and air force of a country. May the force be with you.
forcefulness	Physical energy or intensity. A government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man.
go	Vigorous activity. There s no go in me at all these days.
gusto	Enjoyment and enthusiasm in doing something. Hawkins tucked into his breakfast with gusto.
keenness	A quick and penetrating intelligence. He has expressed his keenness to retain his job.
life	An account of the series of events making up a person s life. I have known him all his life.
liveliness	General activity and motion. The ambience lacked liveliness.
motivation	A set of facts and arguments used in support of a proposal. Keep staff up to date and maintain interest and motivation.
passion	The suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion. Modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill s.
pep	Energy and high spirits; liveliness. This tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep.
push	The force used in pushing. An investor with the necessary money and push.
relish	An appetizing flavour. The tired glutton finds no relish in the sweetest meat.
sparkle	A glittering flash of light. She s got a kind of sparkle.
spirit	A person identified with their most prominent quality or with their role in a group or movement. Aviation spirit.
spiritedness	Quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous.
sprightliness	Animation and energy in action or expression.
strength	Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force. The solution comes in two strengths.
vehemence	Intensity or forcefulness of expression. The vehemence of his denial.
vigour	Physical strength and good health. I was 79 but still full of vigour and vitality.
vitality	The power giving continuance of life, present in all living things. The vitality of seeds.
vivacity	Characterized by high spirits and animation. He was struck by her vivacity humour and charm.
zeal	Excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end. He had an absolute zeal for litigation.
zest	A tart spicy quality. I used to try to beat past records to add zest to my monotonous job.

Usage Examples of "Verve" as a noun

• Kollo sings with supreme verve and flexibility.

Associations of "Verve" (30 Words)

alive	Alert and active; animated. She was wonderfully alive for her age.
animate	Endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness- T.E.Lawrence. Animated cartoons.
animation	The technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the film is shown as a sequence. They started talking with animation.
converted	Spiritually reborn or converted. A converted Victorian property.
energy	The federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States created in 1977. Jogging works off my excess energy.
enthusiasm	Something that arouses enthusiasm. Her energy and enthusiasm for life.
excitement	Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. He could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed.
exuberance	Joyful enthusiasm. A sense of youthful exuberance.
fervid	Characterized by intense emotion. His fervid protestations of love.
intensity	The measurable amount of a property, such as force, brightness, or a magnetic field. There s an intensity in his eyes that s downright scary.
invigorate	Give strength or energy to. The cold water invigorated him.
irrepressible	Not able to be controlled or restrained. An irrepressible rogue.
panache	Flamboyant confidence of style or manner. He entertained London society with great panache.
reanimate	Give new life or energy to. In the vain hope of being reanimated he left his body to science.
recreate	Give encouragement to. She recreated the feeling of the 1920 s with her stage setting.
refresh	Refresh one s memory. He was able to refresh her memory on many points.
regenerate	Be formed or shaped anew. A regenerate sinner.
rejuvenate	Restore (a river or stream) to a condition characteristic of a younger landscape. A new challenge may be just what he needs to rejuvenate his career.
restore	Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. Restore law and order.
resurge	A further or fresh surge; a surge back or backwards. The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years.
resuscitate	Cause to regain consciousness. An ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him.
revitalize	Imbue (something) with new life and vitality. A package of spending cuts to revitalize the economy.
revive	Cause to regain consciousness. The doctors revived the comatose man.
suppleness	Adaptability of mind or character. He increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization.
vigor	Active strength of body or mind.
vim	Energy; enthusiasm. In his youth he was full of vim and vigour.
vitalism	A doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry.
vitality	The power giving continuance of life, present in all living things. The vitality of a seed.
vivacity	Characterized by high spirits and animation. He was struck by her vivacity humour and charm.
vivify	Make more striking or animated. His remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story.