impassioned

impassioned
adj
1. passionate, impassionate, ardent, vehement, zealous; overzealous, overeager, overanxious, Inf. gung-ho; fervent, fervid, perfervid; earnest, eager, animated, enthusiastic, Inf. enthused, Inf. psyched or psyched up; excited, sparkling, glowing, lively, alive, full of life, vivacious, Inf. bright-eyed and 540 bushy-tailed; enlivened, inspired, inspirited, invigorat-ated, energized, energetic, vivified, vitalized; vigorous, forceful, dynamic, high-powered.
2. stimulated, aroused, burning, Inf. hot, Inf. turned on; inflamed, infatuated, lusting after, Sl. hot for, Sl. letching after, mad about, Inf. wild about; desirous, intense, amorous, sensual, sexual, erotic.
3. emotional, emotive, temperamental, high-strung; excitable, spirited, high-spirited; volatile, volcanic, fiery, hot-headed, inflammable, kindled, enkindled; agitated, nervous, tense, fretful; disturbed, perturbed, shaken, stirred up, worked up; heated, white-hot, inflamed, flaming, flared up, flaring; irate, wrathful, wroth, incensed, very angry; enraged, raging, fuming, infuriated, infuriate, furious; overwrought, distraught, upset, feverish, hysterical, not rational, violent; ranting, raving, foaming at the mouth, rabid, fanatical, frenzied; frantic, crazed, Pathol. delirious, mad, Inf. wild.

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  • impassioned — impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean actuated by or showing intense feeling. Impassioned, though applicable to persons, is more often found in reference to utterance or artistic expression or to the mood or mental… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Impassioned — Im*pas sioned, p. p. & a. Actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an impassioned orator or discourse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impassioned — index eager, earnest, eloquent, fanatical, fervent, intense, perfervid, vehement, zealous …   Law dictionary

  • impassioned — (adj.) c.1600, pp. adjective from IMPASSION (Cf. impassion) …   Etymology dictionary

  • impassioned — [adj] excited, vehement animated, ardent, blazing, burning, deep, fervent, fervid, fierce, fiery, fired up*, flaming, furious, glowing, heated*, hot blooded*, inflamed, inspired, intense, melodramatic, moving, mushy, overemotional, passionate,… …   New thesaurus

  • impassioned — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ filled with or showing great emotion …   English terms dictionary

  • impassioned — [im pash′ənd] adj. filled with passion; having or showing strong feeling; passionate; fiery; ardent SYN. PASSIONATE impassionedly adv …   English World dictionary

  • impassioned — adjective Date: 1603 filled with passion or zeal ; showing great warmth or intensity of feeling Synonyms: impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • impassioned — im|pas|sioned [ımˈpæʃənd] adj full of strong feeling and emotion ▪ She appeared on television to make an impassioned plea for help. ▪ an impassioned speech …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • impassioned — [[t]ɪmpæ̱ʃ(ə)nd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An impassioned speech or piece of writing is one in which someone expresses their strong feelings about an issue in a forceful way. [JOURNALISM or, WRITTEN] He made an impassioned appeal for peace. Syn:… …   English dictionary

  • impassioned — adjective an impassioned speech, request, argument etc is full of strong feeling and emotion: She appeared on television to make an impassioned appeal to the kidnappers …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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