Synonyms for fiery
ˈfaɪər i, ˈfaɪ ə rifie·ry

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1. fiery

   Fierce signifies having a furious and cruel nature, or being in a furious and cruel mood, more commonly the latter. It applies to that which is now intensely excited, or liable to intense and sudden excitement. Ferocious refers to a state or disposition; that which is fierce flashes or blazes; that which is ferocious steadily burns; we speak of a ferocious animal, a fierce passion. A fiery spirit with a good disposition is quickly excitable in a good cause, but may not be fierce or ferocious. Savage signifies untrained, uncultivated. Ferocious always denotes a tendency to violence; it is more distinctly bloodthirsty than the other words; a person may be deeply, intensely cruel, and not at all ferocious; a ferocious countenance expresses habitual ferocity; a fierce countenance may express habitual fierceness, or only the sudden anger of the moment. That which is wild is simply unrestrained; the word may imply no anger or harshness; as, wild delight, wild alarm.

   Synonyms:
   ferocious, fierce, furious, impetuous, raging, savage, uncultivated, untrained, violent, wild

   Antonyms:
   affectionate, docile, gentle, harmless, kind, mild, patient, peaceful, submissive, sweet, tame, tender

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1. fiery

   Synonyms:
   hot, vehement, ardent, fervent, fierce, passionate, irascible, choleric, excited, enkindled, glowing, fervid, impassioned, irritable, hotbrained

   Antonyms:
   cold, icy, indifferent, phlegmatic, passionless, unimpassioned, mild, quenched, extinguished, tame

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1. ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torridadjective

   characterized by intense emotion

   "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"

   Synonyms:
   perfervid, flaming, warm, fervid, ardent, fervent, igneous, torrid, impassioned

   Antonyms:
   passionless, cold

2. fiery, igneousadjective

   like or suggestive of fire

   "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere"

   Synonyms:
   perfervid, flaming, eruptive, fervid, ardent, pyrogenous, fervent, igneous, torrid, impassioned, pyrogenic

   Antonyms:
   cold, passionless

3. fiery, flamingadjective

   very intense

   "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"

   Synonyms:
   bloody(a), perfervid, crashing(a), flaming, bally(a), fervid, ardent, blooming(a), flaming(a), fervent, igneous, torrid, impassioned, blinking(a)

   Antonyms:
   cold, passionless

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1. fieryadjective

   Synonyms:
   igneous, of fire

2. fieryadjective

   Synonyms:
   hot, heated

3. fieryadjective

   Synonyms:
   ardent, impetuous, vehement, fierce, passionate, impassioned, fervent, fervid, glowing

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1. fieryadjective

   Synonyms:
   igneous, vehement, impetuous, passionate, irascible, irritable

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1. List of paraphrases for "fiery":

   firebrand, plucky, brash, ardent, spirited

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How to use fiery in a sentence?

1. Abdel Rehim Saeid:

   It is ...called a fiery massage, i communicate with the human body, coming into close contact with the body of the human in front of me.

2. New York:

   Ted Cruz scares young girl with fiery N.H. speech, ted Cruz’s new campaign strategy: Scare tiny children.

3. Hasan Cemal:

   Erdogan has to date never held a real press conference, because he never wished to take and answer questions from those opposing him ... Even the coup leaders including Evren held press conferences, i harshly criticized Turgut Ozal. He still allowed me on his plane for trips, invited us to his press conferences and engaged in fiery debates with me and other opposition journalists. Even the second-class democracy of those times was better than today.

4. Gretchen Whitmer:

   We can not be defeated. We must move forward together. When we do that, we can not be defeated. Floyds death while in custody of Minnesota police officers has sparked fiery protests in every state of the country for over a week, including the past 7 days in Detroit. Gretchen Whitmer lifted her states stay-at-home order this week and moved most of her state into Phase 4 of reopening. While Michiganders are no longer required to stay home, we must all continue to be smart and practice social distancing, and encourage those who meet the criteria to get tested for COVID-19, Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement. Gretchen Whitmer, considered a possible Democratic pick for vice president in 2020, on Monday called President Trumps response to protests and rioting deeply disturbing and a clear signal that this administration is determined to sow the seeds of hatred and division. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The presidents dangerous comments should be gravely concerning to all Americans, because they send a clear signal that this administration is determined to sow the seeds of hatred and division, which I fear will only lead to more violence and destruction.

5. Joseph Addison:

   It is folly for an eminent person to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected by it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age, have passed through this fiery persecution. There is no defense against reproach but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness, as satires and invectives were an essential part of a Roman triumph.