Synonyms for passionate
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Impassioned — fired with intense feeling
impassioned, ardent, fervent, enthusiastic, zealous, fiery, fervid, hot-blooded, fanatical, excited, spirited, avid, choleric, fierce, vehement, hot-headed, burning, flaming, glowing, emotional, earnest, furious
Other
amatory, emotionable rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Fired with intense feeling.
Related words
- Word family
- passionately passionateness passion passive passivity
- Phrases
- passionate friendship
Example sentences
- enthusiastic He always stands off when people are enthusiastic.
- ardent He went abroad in opposition to her ardent wishes.
- fervent He was a fervent follower of Bouteflika.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| passionate | rising | |
| enthusiastic | steady | |
| ardent | steady | |
| fervent | rising | |
| impassioned | rising | |
| amatory | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- avid2
- 5 letters
- fiery3
- 6 letters
- fierce1, ardent2, fervid2
- 7 letters
- excited3, burning2, furious3, glowing2, earnest2, flaming2, fervent2, zealous2, amatory
- 8 letters
- spirited3, vehement3, choleric3
- 9 letters
- emotional4, fanatical4
- 11 letters
- impassioned3, emotionable
- 12 letters
- enthusiastic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- passionné
- Italiano
- appassionato