Synonyms of perfervid

perfervid

adjective

(ˌ)pər-ˈfər-vəd 

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling

the perfervid prose of a romance novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Synonym Chooser

How is the word perfervid different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of perfervid are ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, and passionate. While all these words mean "showing intense feeling," perfervid implies the expression of exaggerated or overwrought feelings.

perfervid expressions of patriotism

When might ardent be a better fit than perfervid?

The words ardent and perfervid can be used in similar contexts, but ardent implies an intense degree of zeal, devotion, or enthusiasm.

an ardent supporter of human rights

In what contexts can fervent take the place of perfervid?

While in some cases nearly identical to perfervid, fervent stresses sincerity and steadiness of emotional warmth or zeal.

fervent good wishes

When can fervid be used instead of perfervid?

The words fervid and perfervid are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, fervid suggests warmly and spontaneously and often feverishly expressed emotion.

fervid love letters

When would impassioned be a good substitute for perfervid?

The synonyms impassioned and perfervid are sometimes interchangeable, but impassioned implies warmth and intensity without violence and suggests fluent verbal expression.

an impassioned plea for justice

When is it sensible to use passionate instead of perfervid?

While the synonyms passionate and perfervid are close in meaning, passionate implies great vehemence and often violence and wasteful diffusion of emotion.

a passionate denunciation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perfervid

The scant paintings on view reverse an emphasis on figurative imagery in the 2019 Biennial, tilting toward a lately prevalent revival of abstraction in perfervid styles that have yet to demonstrate staying power. —Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022

This latest controversy won’t dent Thomas’s formidable reputation as a jurist, but it’s another mark against his perfervid critics who have no decency. —Rich Lowry, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022

So why, with all this perfervid material at her disposal, did the director, Haifaa Al-Mansour, and her co-screenwriter, Emma Jensen, opt for such cautiousness? —Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2018

Down south near San Diego, gray-faced children toil in a slave-labor camp that Dickens could not have imagined in his most perfervid dreams. —Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017

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