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Synonyms of passionate

17 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for passionate is hot-blooded. Other synonyms of passionate are torrid, dithyrambic and impassioned.

Synonyms and similar words for passionate

adjectiveFired with intense feeling.

  • ardent
  • blazing
  • burning
  • dithyrambicOf, pertaining to, or resembling a dithyramb; especially, passionate, intoxicated with enthusiasm.
  • ferventOf a person, or their actions, interests, or nature: exhibiting persistent belief or conviction, and enthusiasm or...
  • fervidLively, spirited, or frenzied due to being ardent, passionate, and zealous.
  • fiery
  • flamingVery enthusiastic or passionate.
  • glowing
  • heated
  • hot-bloodedHaving strong sexual urges; easily aroused.
  • hotheadedPertaining to or characteristic of a hothead or hotheadedness; (of a person) easily excited or angered.
  • impassionedFilled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.
  • perfervidExtremely, excessively, or feverishly passionate; zealous.
  • red-hot
  • scorching
  • torridFull of intense emotions arising from sexual love; ardent and passionate.

Opposite of passionate

verbTo fill with passion, or with another given emotion.

Meaning of passionate

  1. adjective Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
  2. adjective Fired with intense feeling.
  3. adjective Suffering; sorrowful.

Full definition of passionate

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Questions about synonyms of passionate

What is another word for passionate?
Passionate has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hot-blooded, torrid, dithyrambic and impassioned.
What is the opposite of passionate?
The opposite of passionate is dispassionate.
What does passionate mean?
Passionate means given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: passionate (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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