Synonyms of warm

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adjective

ˈwȯrm 

1

as in warmed

having or giving off heat to a moderate degree

the pan was still warm, but no longer too hot to touch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warmed
• heated
• boiling
• toasty
• warmish
• lukewarm
• tepid
• hot
• hottish
• burning
• steamy
• molten
• thawed
• sweltering
• searing
• scorching
• sultry
• roasting
• roasted
• torrid
• broiling
• white-hot
• scalding
• overheated
• superheated
• blazing
• sizzling
• glowing
• piping hot
• fiery
• red-hot
• reheated
• rewarmed
• warmed-over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cool
• cold
• cooled
• chilled
• unheated
• refrigerated
• chilly
• icy
• freezing
• frosty
• raw
• frigid
• snowy
• chill
• sharp
• bitter
• glacial
• polar
• bleak
• wintry
• arctic
• iced
• coolish
• snappy
• coldish
• ice-cold
• frosted
• nippy
• subzero
• gelid
• subfreezing
• winterly
• ultracold
• numb
• benumbed
• nipped

2

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling

a warm hug of welcome from our grandmother

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in friendly

having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest

a warm inquiry after his parents' health

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friendly
• gracious
• sweet
• nice
• merry
• collegial
• affectionate
• cordial
• companionable
• loving
• hearty
• neighborly
• chummy
• comradely
• genial
• warmhearted
• amicable
• hospitable
• familiar
• fraternal
• hail-fellow-well-met
• close
• bonhomous
• jolly
• matey
• hail-fellow
• social
• good-natured
• convivial
• palsy
• approachable
• palsy-walsy
• jovial
• affable
• agreeable
• buddy-buddy
• folksy
• outgoing
• intimate
• clubby
• sociable
• adoring
• gregarious
• fond
• devoted
• good-tempered
• brotherly
• extroverted
• sisterly
• tender
• tenderhearted
• lovesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hostile
• cold
• unfriendly
• antagonistic
• cool
• chilly
• icy
• frigid
• frosty
• glacial
• wintry
• alienated
• aggressive
• belligerent
• combative
• contentious
• inhospitable
• pugnacious
• estranged
• argumentative
• bellicose
• quarrelsome
• inimical
• truculent
• cold-blooded
• unsociable
• unsocial
• scrappy
• disputatious

warm

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verb

1

as in to heat

to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree

you'll need to warm the food in the microwave

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heat
• toast
• hot (up)
• bake
• cook
• thaw
• overheat
• roast
• reheat
• superheat
• rewarm
• scorch
• burn
• sear
• char
• fire
• scald
• parch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cool
• chill
• refrigerate
• ice
• freeze
• frost
• supercool

2

as in to please

to give satisfaction to

my dance instructor's generous praise warmed my heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• please
• delight
• satisfy
• feast
• suit
• entertain
• agree (with)
• pleasure
• tickle
• content
• glad
• thrill
• gladden
• amuse
• rejoice
• gratify
• soothe
• calm
• gas
• appease
• comfort
• placate
• excite
• charm
• pacify
• satiate
• mollify
• sate
• quench
• treat
• captivate
• assuage
• titillate
• galvanize
• divert
• pamper
• humor
• cater (to)
• indulge
• spoil
• coddle
• mollycoddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• get
• put out
• cross
• aggravate
• irritate
• anger
• annoy
• grate
• bother
• bug
• perturb
• ruffle
• inflame
• displease
• outrage
• rouse
• provoke
• chafe
• pique
• vex
• exasperate
• rile
• irk
• disturb
• incense
• upset
• distress
• roil
• enrage
• infuriate
• agitate
• gall
• rankle
• steam up
• madden
• harass
• nettle
• fret
• harry
• offend
• pester
• insult
• peeve
• affront

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of warm

Adjective

Reflecting the vision of creative director Emily Smith, the boutique pairs clean lines and warm materials with intimate spaces for one-on-one styling. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

In addition to that central pool, the spa complex contains a tepidarium (warm relaxation room), Byzantine hammam (steam room), salt cave, Watsu pool, yoga and fitness rooms, and an area for massages and other treatments. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Verb

It has been amplified further as members — particularly island nations, whose very existence is threatened by warming oceans — increasingly assert that the world is happening at them rather than with them. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

That warming trend could make this current El Niño the strongest ever recorded. — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing warm

• warm fuzzies