Synonyms of fiery

fiery

adjective

ˈfī(-ə)-rē 

1

as in blazing

being on fire

the fiery Yule log made a splendid backdrop for our holiday party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blazing
• burning
• flaming
• smoldering
• flickering
• ignited
• lit
• aflame
• glowing
• inflamed
• charred
• burned
• kindled
• afire
• combusting
• alight
• conflagrant
• searing
• scorching
• hot
• ablaze
• sizzling
• flaring
• live
• red-hot
• scorched
• aglow
• broiling
• seared
• roasting
• scalding
• singed
• piping hot
• incinerated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• smothered
• quenched
• choked
• damped
• extinguished
• stamped (out)
• snuffed (out)
• doused
• suffocated

2

as in searing

having a notably high temperature

the long, dangerous trek across the fiery desert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searing
• boiling
• hot
• burning
• molten
• red
• white-hot
• scorching
• fervent
• fervid
• heated
• sultry
• red-hot
• ardent
• torrid
• superheated
• broiling
• sweltering
• warm
• blazing
• warmed
• scalding
• roasting
• piping hot
• glowing
• sizzling
• seething
• igneous
• ultrahot
• tropical
• overheated
• steamy
• feverish
• inflamed
• toasty
• reheated
• flushed
• warmish
• summery
• muggy
• snug
• summerlike
• canicular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• icy
• cold
• bitter
• glacial
• frigid
• frozen
• freezing
• arctic
• ice-cold
• iced
• cool
• chilly
• snappy
• chill
• nippy
• snowy
• frosty
• wintry
• bone-chilling
• algid
• cooled
• subzero
• coolish
• chilled
• unheated
• coldish
• refrigerated
• shivering
• subfreezing
• numb
• benumbed
• blizzardly

3

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling

the fiery preacher held the members of the revival meeting spellbound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passionate
• warm
• passional
• fervent
• intense
• emotional
• ardent
• glowing
• religious
• demonstrative
• flaming
• blazing
• enthusiastic
• charged
• impassioned
• burning
• fervid
• incandescent
• vehement
• torrid
• red-hot
• perfervid
• superheated
• feverish
• hot-blooded
• warm-blooded
• sentimental
• zealous
• on fire
• sloppy
• sugary
• melodramatic
• histrionic
• gushy
• saccharine
• mawkish
• mushy
• sappy
• uninhibited
• obsessed
• schmaltzy
• gung ho
• frenzied
• maudlin
• infatuated
• gushing
• keen
• orgiastic
• enamored
• unrestrained
• unreserved
• overemotional
• overheated
• overexcited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cold
• cool
• dispassionate
• impassive
• dry
• objective
• impersonal
• unemotional
• detached
• emotionless
• reserved
• undemonstrative

4

as in spirited

marked by a lively display of strong feeling

the controversial editorial sparked a page's worth of fiery letters to the editor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spirited
• passionate
• peppery
• fervent
• spunky
• brisk
• aggressive
• high-spirited
• militant
• feisty
• ambitious
• animated
• high-pressure
• mettlesome
• in-your-face
• gingery
• ardent
• energetic
• assertive
• vivacious
• impassioned
• kinetic
• animate
• bouncing
• perky
• sprightly
• frisky
• jazzy
• racy
• pushy
• jaunty
• scrappy
• peppy
• emphatic
• spanking
• sparky
• springy
• pert
• zippy
• bouncy
• vital
• obtrusive
• snappy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaden
• dull
• boring
• spiritless
• halfhearted
• lifeless
• bloodless
• languid
• dead
• listless
• limp
• languorous
• lackadaisical
• inanimate
• sluggish
• inert
• sleepy
• tired
• lethargic
• torpid
• low-pressure
• unaggressive
• unassertive
• unambitious
• nonassertive
• unenterprising

5

as in combustible

capable of catching or being set on fire

with a fiery vapor like that, the lighting of a single match could cause an explosion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combustible
• explosive
• combustive
• flammable
• inflammable
• ignitable
• incendiary
• burnable
• touchy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fireproof
• incombustible
• noncombustible
• nonflammable
• noninflammable
• nonexplosive
• unburnable
• nonburnable

6

as in irritable

easily irritated or annoyed

since the governor was known for his fiery temper, naturally his aides always shielded him from bad news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritable
• irascible
• passionate
• petulant
• cross
• peevish
• choleric
• testy
• snappish
• waspish
• snarky
• crotchety
• raspy
• pettish
• grouchy
• out of sorts
• out of humor
• grumpy
• crabby
• short
• sensitive
• contentious
• perverse
• prickly
• snippy
• quick-tempered
• short-tempered
• cranky
• stuffy
• bilious
• pugnacious
• cantankerous
• combative
• bellicose
• ornery
• argumentative
• ratty
• disagreeable
• snappy
• snarly
• belligerent
• snippety
• querulous
• surly
• dyspeptic
• curmudgeonly
• fretful
• fractious
• quarrelsome
• truculent
• ill-tempered
• scrappy
• sullen
• disputatious
• tetchy
• sulky
• pouty
• ill-humored
• ill-natured
• bearish
• cross-grained
• off-color
• huffy
• hot-blooded
• touchy
• thin-skinned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• friendly
• outgoing
• sweet
• genial
• cordial
• affable
• gregarious
• amiable
• extroverted
• sociable
• companionable
• good-natured
• agreeable
• easygoing
• carefree
• relaxed
• good-tempered
• patient
• stoic
• tolerant
• well-disposed
• long-suffering
• understanding
• uncomplaining
• forbearing
• happy-go-lucky
• obliging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fiery

In January 2025, SpaceX's Starship exploded on its seventh test flight, raining fiery debris over the Atlantic Ocean near the Turks and Caicos islands. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Engineers expected the ship’s life to end with a fiery disintegration after toppling over, just as past Starships have done following splashdown. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

And this time, his fiery remarks went viral for a very different reason. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The movie, which will star Ryan Gosling as the eponymous fiery, supernatural motorcyclist, will hit theaters July 28, 2028. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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