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Synonyms & Antonyms of fiery
- the fiery Yule log made a splendid backdrop for our holiday party
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- aglow,
- flaring,
- flickering,
- glowing,
- live,
- smoldering
- (or smouldering)
Near Antonyms for fiery
- choked,
- damped,
- dead,
- doused
- (also dowsed),
- extinguished,
- quenched,
- smothered,
- snuffed (out),
- stamped (out),
- suffocated
- the long, dangerous trek across the fiery desert
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- the fiery preacher held the members of the revival meeting spellbound
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- the controversial editorial sparked a page's worth of fiery letters to the editor
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- with a fiery vapor like that, the lighting of a single match could cause an explosion
Synonyms for fiery
- burnable,
- combustible,
- combustive,
- flammable,
- ignitable
- (also ignitible),
- inflammable,
- touchy
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- since the governor was known for his fiery temper, naturally his aides always shielded him from bad news
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- bearish,
- bilious,
- cantankerous,
- cross-grained,
- curmudgeonly,
- disagreeable,
- dyspeptic,
- ill-humored,
- ill-natured,
- ill-tempered,
- off-color
- (or off-colored),
- ornery,
- querulous,
- snarly,
- surly
Phrases Synonymous with fiery
Near Antonyms for fiery
- affable,
- companionable,
- cordial,
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- friendly,
- genial,
- gregarious,
- outgoing,
- sociable
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“Fiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiery. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of fiery was in the 13th century
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