passionate

adjective

1 a passionate entreaty | passionate hatred:

intense, impassioned, ardent, fervent, fervid, zealous, vehement, fiery, heated, feverish, emotional, heartfelt, eager, excited, animated, spirited, vigorous, strong, energetic, messianic, fanatical, frenzied, wild, fierce, consuming, violent, tumultuous, flaming, raging, burning, uncontrollable, ungovernable;

literary perfervid, passional.

▷antonyms apathetic, halfhearted.

2 McGregor is passionate about sport:

very keen on, very enthusiastic about, addicted to, devoted to, infatuated with;

informal mad about, crazy about, hooked on, nuts about, nutty about, gone on;

North American, informal nutso over;

Australian, New Zealand, informal shook on.

3 a passionate lover | a passionate kiss:

amorous, ardent, hot-blooded, red-blooded, warm-blooded, aroused, loving, on fire, sexy, sensual, erotic, lustful, sultry, torrid;

informal steamy, sizzling, hot, red-hot, turned on.

▷antonyms cold, passionless.

4 Christina was passionate and given to terrible tantrums:

excitable, emotional, intense, fiery, volatile, mercurial, quick-tempered, hotheaded, highly strung, hot-blooded, impulsive, temperamental, tempestuous, dramatic, melodramatic.

▷antonyms phlegmatic, placid.