Synonyms of on fire

on fire

phrase

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling

His heart was on fire from the day he met her.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of on fire

The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office has announced plans to retry the man accused of setting a vacant Stricker Street rowhome on fire back in 2022. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

At least 2,400 people were arrested after rioters in cities across France on Saturday clashed with police, set cars on fire and stormed public buildings during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. — Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Now, the two talented performers are, once again, setting the internet on fire. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Why is one of the rich world's biggest public spenders again on fire? — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026