Synonyms for fiery
ˈfaɪər i, ˈfaɪ ə rifie·ry

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1. fiery

   Fierce signifies having a furious and cruel nature, or being in a furious and cruel mood, more commonly the latter. It applies to that which is now intensely excited, or liable to intense and sudden excitement. Ferocious refers to a state or disposition; that which is fierce flashes or blazes; that which is ferocious steadily burns; we speak of a ferocious animal, a fierce passion. A fiery spirit with a good disposition is quickly excitable in a good cause, but may not be fierce or ferocious. Savage signifies untrained, uncultivated. Ferocious always denotes a tendency to violence; it is more distinctly bloodthirsty than the other words; a person may be deeply, intensely cruel, and not at all ferocious; a ferocious countenance expresses habitual ferocity; a fierce countenance may express habitual fierceness, or only the sudden anger of the moment. That which is wild is simply unrestrained; the word may imply no anger or harshness; as, wild delight, wild alarm.

   Synonyms:
   ferocious, fierce, furious, impetuous, raging, savage, uncultivated, untrained, violent, wild

   Antonyms:
   affectionate, docile, gentle, harmless, kind, mild, patient, peaceful, submissive, sweet, tame, tender

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1. fiery

   Synonyms:
   hot, vehement, ardent, fervent, fierce, passionate, irascible, choleric, excited, enkindled, glowing, fervid, impassioned, irritable, hotbrained

   Antonyms:
   cold, icy, indifferent, phlegmatic, passionless, unimpassioned, mild, quenched, extinguished, tame

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1. ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torridadjective

   characterized by intense emotion

   "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"

   Synonyms:
   perfervid, flaming, warm, fervid, ardent, fervent, igneous, torrid, impassioned

   Antonyms:
   passionless, cold

2. fiery, igneousadjective

   like or suggestive of fire

   "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere"

   Synonyms:
   perfervid, flaming, eruptive, fervid, ardent, pyrogenous, fervent, igneous, torrid, impassioned, pyrogenic

   Antonyms:
   cold, passionless

3. fiery, flamingadjective

   very intense

   "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"

   Synonyms:
   bloody(a), perfervid, crashing(a), flaming, bally(a), fervid, ardent, blooming(a), flaming(a), fervent, igneous, torrid, impassioned, blinking(a)

   Antonyms:
   cold, passionless

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1. fieryadjective

   Synonyms:
   igneous, of fire

2. fieryadjective

   Synonyms:
   hot, heated

3. fieryadjective

   Synonyms:
   ardent, impetuous, vehement, fierce, passionate, impassioned, fervent, fervid, glowing

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1. fieryadjective

   Synonyms:
   igneous, vehement, impetuous, passionate, irascible, irritable

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1. List of paraphrases for "fiery":

   firebrand, plucky, brash, ardent, spirited

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1. Gretchen Whitmer:

   We can not be defeated. We must move forward together. When we do that, we can not be defeated. Floyds death while in custody of Minnesota police officers has sparked fiery protests in every state of the country for over a week, including the past 7 days in Detroit. Gretchen Whitmer lifted her states stay-at-home order this week and moved most of her state into Phase 4 of reopening. While Michiganders are no longer required to stay home, we must all continue to be smart and practice social distancing, and encourage those who meet the criteria to get tested for COVID-19, Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement. Gretchen Whitmer, considered a possible Democratic pick for vice president in 2020, on Monday called President Trumps response to protests and rioting deeply disturbing and a clear signal that this administration is determined to sow the seeds of hatred and division. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The presidents dangerous comments should be gravely concerning to all Americans, because they send a clear signal that this administration is determined to sow the seeds of hatred and division, which I fear will only lead to more violence and destruction.

2. John Koenig:

   While you're in it, life seems epic. Fiery, tenuous, and unpredictable. But once you have some distance from it, everything seems to shrink, until it's almost out of focus. So you begin scanning your life looking for something interesting or beautiful. But all you see is ordinary people assembled in their tiny classrooms and workspaces, each of us moving around in little steps, like tokens on a game board.

3. Sandy Reid:

   The course is going to play really fiery, the course is really dried out because we've had only half the usual amount of rain over the past three months.

4. Scott C. Holstad:

   i drive 160 on the freeway in the hopes of a fiery escape my major x-mas wish and like everyone else i get shit life on a razor’s edge words that kill and guns that don’t

5. Mitch McConnell:

   I think it's fair to say the passion that John McCain brought to John McCain work was unsurpassed in this body. In more than 30 years as a senator, he never failed to marshal a razor-sharp wit, a big heart and a fiery spirit, when John McCain saw an issue the same way you did, you knew you'd just found your most stalwart ally. You'd thank your lucky stars. Because when you found yourself on the other side of that table, as I think all of us learned, you were in for a different kind of unforgettable experience.