Synonyms for Afire | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "afire" (109 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Adjective(8 words)

ablaze aflameon fireaflare alight ardent ardently burning

abandoned ablaze aflame aflicker aglow alight ardent blazingboiling overbreathless burning candent candescent comburent

Strong matches (33)

committed conflagrant cordial dedicated delirious devoted devout drunk earnest enthusiastic excited exuberant faithful febrile fervent fervid fevered feverish fiery fire

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fired flagrant flaming flaring flickering flushed fuming glowing guttering hearty

Adjective(3 words)

excited excitedly feverishly

Related words (54)

heated hothot bloodedhot-blooded ignescent ignited impassionedin a blazein a glowin earnestin flamesincandescent inflamed inspired intense intentintent onintoxicated keen kindled

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Adjective(3 words)

in flamespassionately zealous

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries

burningemotional statefire statestate of burningstate of mind

More specific

10 entries

ablaze aflame ardent ardor enthused excitement fervent fervorin flameszeal

Collocations

7 entries

afire gazeafire with angerafire with curiosityafire with enthusiasmafire with excitementafire with rumorseyes afire

Inflections

2 entries

more afiremost afire

similar

2 entries

lighted lit

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He came tearing around the corner, driving like a maniac, going like a house afire.

Source: tatoeba (2060055)

She set my heart afire.

Source: tatoeba (6030664)

A 50-year-old sheep and goat farmer was arrested last week after a surveillance camera captured him setting undergrowth afire Thursday near the town of Montesarchio, 48 kilometers from Naples in southern Italy.

Source: tatoeba (10230412)

Afire