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| Main Entry: |
on fire
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | burning |
| Synonyms: | afire, aflame, ardent, eager, feverish, ignited, zealous |
| Main Entry: | broiling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very hot |
| Synonyms: | baking, burning, fiery, on fire, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, sizzling, sweltering, torrid |
| Antonyms: | freezing |
| 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: | excited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inspired; upset |
| Synonyms: | aflame, agitated, animated, annoyed, aroused, awakened, beside oneself, charged, delighted, discomposed, disconcerted, disturbed, eager, enthusiastic, feverish, fired up, frantic, high*, hot and bothered, hot*, hyperactive, hysterical, in a tizzy, inflamed, juiced up, jumpy, keyed up, moved, nervous, on edge, on fire, overwrought, passionate, piqued, provoked, roused, ruffled, steamed up, stimulated, stirred, thrilled, tumultous/tumultuous, wild, wired, worked up, zipped up |
| Antonyms: | bored, calm, composed, easy-going, laid-back, unenthused, unenthusiastic, unexcited, uninspired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feverish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having a high temperature |
| Synonyms: | above normal, aguey, burning, burning up, febrile, fevered, fiery, flushed, having the shakes, hectic, hot, inflamed, on fire, pyretic, running a temperature |
| Antonyms: | chilled, chilly, cold, freezing |
| Main Entry: | hot |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very high in temperature |
| Synonyms: | baking, blazing, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, calescent, close, decalescent, febrile, fevered, feverish, feverous, fiery, flaming, heated, humid, igneous, incandescent, like an oven, on fire, ovenlike, parching, piping, recalescent, red*, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, smoking, steaming, stuffy, sultry, summery, sweltering, sweltry, thermogenic, torrid, tropic, tropical, very warm, warm, white* |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, freezing, frigid |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | psyched |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excited |
| Synonyms: | animated, aroused, awakened, beside oneself, charged, delighted, eager, enthusiastic, feverish, fired up, high*, inspired, juiced up, keyed up, moved, on fire, passionate, pumped, stimulated, stirred, thrilled, wild, worked up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pumped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excited |
| Synonyms: | animated, aroused, awakened, beside oneself, charged, cranked up, delighted, eager, enthusiastic, feverish, fired up, geared up, high*, inspired, juiced up, keyed up, moved, on fire, passionate, psyched, rarin' to go, stimulated, stirred, thrilled, wild, worked up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | working |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | active, occupied |
| Synonyms: | alive, busy, dynamic, effective, employed, engaged, functioning, going, hot*, in a job, in force, in full swing, in gear, in process, laboring, live, moving, on fire, on the job, on track, operative, practical, running, useful, viable |
| Antonyms: | idle, inoperative, passive, unoccupied, unworking |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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