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

Prosecutors said evidence presented in Hubbs’ trial established that Hubbs had been hired by someone else to break into the home and set it on fire. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Coke Zero is on fire, growing 16% for the second quarter in a row. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

While Patrick Mahomes uncharacteristically struggled, with an interception killing a Chiefs' drive, Darnold was on fire for Seattle. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The gunmen, belonging to the Chen Mechan gang, also used an explosive device to light the vehicle on fire. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026