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
• spunky
• fervent
• brisk
• high-spirited
• aggressive
• militant
• feisty
• ambitious
• high-pressure
• mettlesome
• in-your-face
• gingery
• animated
• assertive
• energetic
• vivacious
• impassioned
• ardent
• kinetic
• perky
• bouncing
• sprightly
• animate
• frisky
• jazzy
• racy
• pushy
• jaunty
• scrappy
• peppy
• emphatic
• sparky
• spanking
• 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
• peevish
• cross
• choleric
• testy
• snappish
• waspish
• snarky
• crotchety
• raspy
• pettish
• grouchy
• out of sorts
• out of humor
• grumpy
• crabby
• sensitive
• perverse
• prickly
• snippy
• quick-tempered
• short-tempered
• cranky
• stuffy
• short
• contentious
• bilious
• pugnacious
• cantankerous
• bellicose
• combative
• ornery
• ratty
• snappy
• disagreeable
• snarly
• belligerent
• snippety
• querulous
• surly
• dyspeptic
• curmudgeonly
• argumentative
• 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

Her fiery locks were pulled back away from her face at the top, but still cascaded down her back in soft mermaid waves. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

Five members of a Colorado family, including three young children, were killed last summer in a fiery crash in Grand County. — Laura Phillips, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

The Moon conjoins fiery Mars, making people quicker to react and less patient with unclear messages. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

The year is 1989, and that fiery young actor is Daniel Day-Lewis. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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