| Main Entry: | vehement |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | passionate, opinionated |
Synonyms: |
angry, ardent, concentrated, delirious, desperate, eager, earnest, emphatic, enthusiastic, exquisite, fervent, fervid, fierce, fiery, forceful, forcible, frantic, furious, hearty, heated, hopped up, hot*, hyper, impassioned, impetuous, inflamed, intense, lively, on the make, potent, powerful, pronounced, rabid, strong, terrible, vicious, violent, wild, zealous |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, indifferent, unpassionate |
| 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: | agonizing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult and painful, suffering |
Synonyms: |
disturbing, excruciating, extreme, fierce, harrowing, intense, racking, struggling, tearing, tormenting, tortuous, torturing, vehement, violent |
| Main Entry: | ardent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
agog, avid, blazing, burning, desirous, eager, fervent, fervid, fierce, fiery, horny*, hot*, hungry, impassioned, intense, keen, lovey-dovey, lusty, passionate, spirited, thirsty, vehement, warm, zealous |
Antonyms: |
cold, cold-blooded, cool, dispassionate, frigid, indifferent, lukewarm, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | burning |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fervent, excited |
Synonyms: |
all-consuming, ardent, blazing, eager, earnest, fervid, feverish, frantic, frenzied, heated, hectic, impassioned, intense, passionate, red-hot, vehement, white-hot, zealous |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, cold, cool, unexcited, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | concentrated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intense |
Synonyms: |
all-out, deep, desperate, exquisite, fierce, furious, hard, intensive, terrible, vehement, vicious |
Antonyms: |
diffuse, diluted, free, loose |
| Main Entry: | desperate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extreme, intense |
Synonyms: |
acute, climacteric, concentrated, critical, crucial, dire, drastic, exquisite, fierce, furious, great, terrible, urgent, vehement, very grave, vicious, violent |
Antonyms: |
calm, content, contented, satisfactory, satisfied |
| Main Entry: | dynamic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | active, vital |
Synonyms: |
activating, aggressive, changing, charismatic, coming on strong, compelling, driving, effective, electric, energetic, energizing, enterprising, forceful, forcible, go-ahead, go-getter, go-getting, highpowered, hyped-up, influential, intense, lively, lusty, magnetic, peppy*, play for keeps, play hard ball, potent, powerful, productive, progressive, red-blooded, strenuous, vehement, vigorous, vitalizing, zippy |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, boring, dull, inactive, passive, unexciting |
| Main Entry: | eager |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | anxious, enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
acquisitive, agog, ambitious, antsy, appetent, ardent, athirst, avid, breathless, champing at the bit, covetous, craving, desiring, desirous, dying to, earnest, fervent, fervid, greedy, gung ho, hankering, heated, hot to trot, hot*, hungry*, impatient, intent, keen, longing, pining, rarin' to go, ready and willing, restive, restless, self-starting, solicitous, thirsty, vehement, voracious, warmblooded, wild, wishful, yearning, zealous |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, disinterested, dispassionate, unconcerned, uneager, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | earnest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
ardent, busy, devoted, diligent, eager, fervent, fervid, heartfelt, impassioned, industrious, keen, passionate, perseverant, purposeful, sedulous, sincere, urgent, vehement, warm, wholehearted, zealous |
Antonyms: |
flippant, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unpassionate, unpurposeful, unthoughtful |