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lukewarm

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of lukewarm

1 having or giving off heat to a moderate degree

  • I left the bowl of soup sitting on the counter too long, and now itʼs lukewarm
Synonyms of lukewarm

heated, hottish, tepid, toasty, warm, warmed, warmish
Words Related to lukewarm

thawed

boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, steamy, sultry, sweltering, torrid, white-hot

overheated, roasted, superheated, sweltering

blazing, glowing, molten, sizzling

reheated, rewarmed, warmed-over
Near Antonyms of lukewarm

arctic, bitter, bleak, chill, chilly, cold, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy, nippy, polar, raw, sharp, snappy, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold, winterly, wintry (also wintery)

frosted

benumbed, nipped, numb
Antonyms of lukewarm

chilled, coldish, cool, cooled, coolish, refrigerated, unheated

2 showing little or no interest or enthusiasm

  • the dentistʼs lecture on the merits of flossing got only a lukewarm response
Synonyms of lukewarm

halfhearted, tepid, uneager, unenthusiastic
Words Related to lukewarm

apathetic, disinterested, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, indifferent, neutral, uncaring, uninterested

lackadaisical, languid, listless, perfunctory, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive

unfeeling, unsympathetic

chill, chilly, cold, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, unfriendly, wintry (also wintery)
Near Antonyms of lukewarm

agog, ardent, avid, exuberant, fervid, feverish, fiery, gung ho, hot-blooded, impassioned, intense, raring, red-hot, vehement

engaged, engrossed, interested

ready, willing

cordial, friendly, genial, warmhearted
Antonyms of lukewarm

eager, enthusiastic, hearty, keen, passionate, warm, wholehearted

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