PASSIONAL Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

passional

adjective

ˈpa-shə-nᵊl

Definition of passional

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling a rather passional declaration of love from someone she had just started dating

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Recent Examples of passional At Fox, Collier became known for his passional embrace of blockchain, NFTs and the whole Web3 space. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Nov. 2022

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Adjective

Charland said the community has become passionate about the museum.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
There were also passionate tributes this evening to outgoing Festival director José Luis Rebordinos, who steps down after this year’s edition, his 17th at the helm.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of passionate

Adjective

Stone’s characters are a little too good at dramaturging their own emotions, which leaves their story’s greater emotional impact muted.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
On Wednesday, former MLB outfielder Brandon Barnes posted an emotional tribute to Wolfe on Facebook.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of emotional

Adjective

Outside the window warm air moved the leaves on the branches while around her, phones rang, and men and women answered Helios Accounting, Entertainment’s Finest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
In the gleaming lobby, the brand’s signature scent—a warm and woody fragrance reminiscent of two of my favorites, Comme des Garçons’ Wonderwood and Odin New York’s 07 Tanoke—greeted me.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of warm

Adjective

The performance likely to have the most fervent admirers in Creed-Miles’ as Marianne, the reckless romantic who lets her heart lead her, with devastating results.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
But a reporter from Denmark’s public broadcaster observed politicians going in and out of the government building, reflecting fervent interest in the American president’s designs on their land.

— Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of fervent

Adjective

Ukrainian officials are expecting another winter of intense Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, a tactic Moscow has employed each winter of the full-scale invasion in a bid to freeze the country into submission.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
In his research for both projects, his mood boards filled up with references to periods of intense cultural flowering cut short—Weimar Germany, 1970s Iran, Cuba in the ’50s, and New York City before the AIDS crisis.

— Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of intense

Adjective

Though religious thinkers will fight fiercely to show one of the stories to be the one that religion really sanctions, each Abrahamic religion has signposts pointing both ways.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Today it is shown with regularity in religious schools, and has a fervent following among theater kids.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of religious

Adjective

Underwood walked out of the locker room and down the tunnel for last week's prime-time kickoff with a music and light show during his energetic entrance, slapping his helmet and pumping his right fist in a demonstrative display of emotion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Jaissle offers on-field leadership of sorts with his demonstrative approach on the touchline.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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