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

While the Titans' roster around him did him no favors during his time as the starting quarterback, Levis didn't exactly light the world on fire in the early stages of his career. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

In the finale, after shooting Crystal and Luke, Max throws them both in the hold and sets the boat on fire, with their father (Ron Perlman) left to burn in a cage on the deck. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026

The northern part of the country is on fire, and the southern border is being overrun by migrants. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

The man is then seen lighting the red Corvette on fire but stays at the scene watching the car burn from across the street, according to police. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 31 July 2026