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warm

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of warm

1 having or giving off heat to a moderate degree
  • The pan was still warm, but no longer too hot to touch.
Synonyms of warm

heated, hottish, lukewarm, tepid, toasty, warmed, warmish
Words Related to warm

thawed

boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, steamy, sultry, sweltering, torrid, white-hot

overheated, roasted, superheated, sweltering

blazing, glowing, molten, sizzling

reheated, rewarmed, warmed-over
Near Antonyms of warm

arctic, bitter, bleak, chill, chilly, cold, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy, nippy, polar, raw, sharp, snappy, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold, winterly, wintry (also wintery)

frosted

benumbed, nipped, numb
Antonyms of warm

chilled, coldish, cool, cooled, coolish, refrigerated, unheated
2 having or expressing great depth of feeling
  • a warm hug of welcome from our grandmother
Synonyms of warm

ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, torrid, vehement, warm-blooded
Words Related to warm

gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary

histrionic, melodramatic

enthusiastic, gung ho, keen, zealous

enamored, infatuated, obsessed

uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained

frenzied, orgiastic, overemotional, overexcited, overheated
Phrases Synonymous with warm

on fire
Near Antonyms of warm

detached, dry, impersonal, objective

reserved, undemonstrative
Antonyms of warm

cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional
3 having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
  • a warm inquiry after his parents' health
Synonyms of warm

amicable, chummy, collegial, companionable, cordial, friendly, genial, hearty, neighborly, palsy, palsy-walsy [slang], warmhearted
Words Related to warm

affable, agreeable, approachable, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, nice, sweet

clubby, convivial, folksy, gregarious, hospitable, sociable, social

jolly, jovial, merry

extroverted (also extraverted), outgoing

brotherly, fraternal, sisterly

close, familiar, intimate

adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, lovesome, loving, tender, tenderhearted
Near Antonyms of warm

alienated, estranged

chilly, cold, cold-blooded, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, wintry (also wintery)

unsociable, unsocial

aggressive, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent

inhospitable, inimical
Antonyms of warm

antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly

warm

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of warm

1 to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
  • You'll need to warm the food in the microwave.
Synonyms of warm

heat, toast
Words Related to warm

overheat, superheat

reheat, rewarm

thaw

bake, cook, roast

burn, char, fire, parch, scald, scorch, sear
Near Antonyms of warm

freeze, frost, ice, supercool
Antonyms of warm

chill, cool, refrigerate
2 to give satisfaction to
  • My dance instructor's generous praise warmed my heart.
Synonyms of warm

agree (with), content, delight, feast, gladden, gratify, please, rejoice, satisfy, suit
Words Related to warm

appease, mollify, pacify, placate, soothe

assuage, quench, sate, satiate

excite, tickle, titillate

amuse, divert, entertain, treat

captivate, charm

galvanize, thrill

calm, comfort

cater (to), humor, indulge

coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
Near Antonyms of warm

aggravate, annoy, bother, chafe, cross, exasperate, gall, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, perturb, pique, ruffle, vex

anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up

provoke, rouse

agitate, distress, disturb, fret, upset

harass, harry, pester
Antonyms of warm

displease

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