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Synonyms for warm

32 synonyms
10 antonyms
1 meaning

adjective
verb

Most common

hearty hot mild cordial

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Hearty — ardent, zealous

hearty, hot, mild, cordial, sunny, lively, affectionate, close, enthusiastic, temperate, loving, strong, warm-hearted, heated, glowing, ardent, genial, quick, thermal, affable, earnest, passionate

Other

lukewarm, rich, wealthy, born

Verb

heat, stir up, arouse, rouse, waken, excite

Antonyms

cold, cool, frozen

All antonyms of warm →

Definitions

adj. 1
Ardent, zealous.
a warm debate, with strong words exchanged
v. 1
To make or keep warm.

Related words

Word family: warm-blooded warm-bloodedness warm-hearted warmly warm-up
Phrases: warm-up warm boot warm the bench warm bank warm body warm hub warm space warm someone's heart

Forms

Past participle: warmed
e.g. warmed → heated, aroused, roused, wakened…

Example sentences

mild Spring brings mild weather after the cold winter.
sunny A sunny weekend is perfect for a mountain getaway.
affectionate She smiled in response to his affectionate glance.
cordial I was pleased no end by the cordial welcome.
rich Even if I were rich, I wouldn't give money to him.
lukewarm This soup is just lukewarm. Heat it up again.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
warm		rising
mild		steady
sunny		rising
affectionate		rising
cordial		falling
rich		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: hot¹
4 letters: born¹, rich¹, heat¹, mild¹
5 letters: close¹, quick¹, sunny², rouse¹, waken²
6 letters: strong¹, loving², heated², lively², hearty², ardent², excite², arouse², genial²
7 letters: wealthy², thermal², glowing², earnest², cordial², affable³
8 letters: lukewarm²
9 letters: temperate²
10 letters: passionate³
12 letters: enthusiastic⁵, affectionate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sunny² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: cordial
Italiano: cordiale
Español: cordial
Deutsch: herzlich