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
• frigid
• raw
• snowy
• chill
• sharp
• bitter
• glacial
• polar
• bleak
• wintry
• arctic
• iced
• coolish
• snappy
• nippy
• coldish
• subzero
• ice-cold
• wintery
• frosted
• 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
• companionable
• cordial
• 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
• extraverted
• sisterly
• tender
• tenderhearted
• lovesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hostile
• cold
• unfriendly
• antagonistic
• cool
• chilly
• icy
• frigid
• frosty
• glacial
• wintry
• alienated
• aggressive
• belligerent
• wintery
• combative
• contentious
• unsocial
• inhospitable
• estranged
• pugnacious
• bellicose
• quarrelsome
• argumentative
• truculent
• inimical
• cold-blooded
• scrappy
• unsociable
• 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
• enflame
• harass
• nettle
• fret
• harry
• offend
• pester
• insult
• peeve
• affront

Examples of warm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Purple Basil by Glidden is a warm, lush violet that actually leans a bit neutral. —Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024

McKay is all about playing up the mood with warm colors. —Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2024

Verb

The afternoon sun poured through large picture windows, warming the right side of my body. —Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2024

The problem is due in part to the gastropod’s low population, but also to infertility and lethargy caused by warming waters. —Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing warm

• warm fuzzies