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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | on fire |
| Synonyms: | aflame, burning |
| Main Entry: | ablaze |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very excited |
| Synonyms: | afire, angry, aroused, enthusiastic, fervent, frenzied, fuming, furious, heated, impassioned, incensed, intense, on fire, passionate, raging, stimulated, vehement |
| Antonyms: | dull, unexcited |
| Main Entry: | burning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blazing, flashing |
| Synonyms: | afire, aflame, alight, blistering, broiling, conflagrant, enkindled, fiery, flaming, flaring, gleaming, glowing, heated, hot, ignited, illuminated, in flames, incandescent, kindled, on fire, oxidizing, red-hot, scorching, searing, sizzling, smoking, smouldering, torrid, white-hot |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool |
| Main Entry: | fiery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | passionate; on fire |
| Synonyms: | ablaze, afire, aflame, agitable, alight, blazing, burning, choleric, combustible, conflagrant, enthusiastic, excitable, febrile, fervid, fevered, feverish, fierce, flaming, flaring, flickering, flushed, glowing, heated, hot, hot-blooded, hot-headed, hot-tempered, igneous, ignited, impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, in flames, inflamed, intense, irascible, irritable, madcap, peppery, perfervid, precipitate, red-hot, spirited, unrestrained, vehement, violent |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, dull, flat, impassive, subdued |
| Main Entry: | flaming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | burning |
| Synonyms: | ablaze, afire, aflame, alight, blazing, brilliant, conflagrant, fiery, flaring, glowing, ignited, in flames, raging, red, red-hot |
| Main Entry: | zealous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | afire, antsy*, ardent, avid, burning, coming on strong, dedicated, devoted, eager, earnest, fanatic, fanatical, fervent, fervid, fireball, fired, frenetic, gung-ho, hot*, impassioned, itchy, keen, obsessed, passionate, possessed, pushy*, rabid, ripe, self-starting, spirited, wild-eyed |
| Notes: | jealous means envious or fearful of being replaced by a rival; zealous means marked by active interest and enthusiasm |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, indifferent, lethargic, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fired |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | subjected to fire |
| Synonyms: | ablaze, afire, aflame, alight, baked, burned, burning, enkindled, glowing, heated, incandescent, kindled, kindling, on fire, scorched, set on fire, smoking, smoldering |
| Main Entry: | lit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illuminated |
| Synonyms: | afire, bright, brilliant, burning, lighted, radiant, resplendent, shining |
| Notes: | lighted and lit are equally correct as both past tense and past participial forms, though lighted is more usual and preferred as an adjective |
| Main Entry: | on fire |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | burning |
| Synonyms: | afire, aflame, ardent, eager, feverish, ignited, zealous |
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