Need another word that means the same as “ardent”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “ardent” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ardent” are: fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid, warm, passionate, avid, zealous, wholehearted, eager, vehement, intense, fierce, flaming, emotional, hot-blooded, white-hot, red-hot, burning, blazing, ablaze, aflame
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ardent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| ablaze | Filled with anger or another strong emotion. Forests set ablaze or afire by lightning. |
| aflame | In flames; burning. Pour brandy over the steaks and then set aflame. |
| avid | (often followed by `for’) ardently or excessively desirous. An avid reader of science fiction. |
| blazing | Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious. She had a blazing row with Eddie and stormed out. |
| burning | Of urgent interest and importance; exciting or calling for debate. A burning building. |
| eager | Strongly wanting to do or have something. The man was eager to please. |
| emotional | Of more than usual emotion. Gaining emotional support from relatives. |
| fervent | Hot, burning, or glowing. A fervent desire to change society. |
| fervid | Intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree. His fervid protestations of love. |
| fierce | Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness. The tiger is the largest member of the cat family and a fierce predator. |
| fiery | Having a passionate and quick-tempered nature. Fiery oratory. |
| flaming | Burning fiercely and emitting flames. A flaming row. |
| hot-blooded | Prone to emotion. |
| impassioned | Filled with or showing great emotion. She made an impassioned plea for help. |
| intense | Extremely sharp or intense. The heat was intense. |
| passionate | Arising from intense feelings of sexual love. Passionate pleas for help. |
| perfervid | Characterized by intense emotion. Perfervid nationalism. |
| red-hot | Newest or most recent. |
| torrid | Extremely hot and dry. Hot trumpets and torrid rhythms. |
| vehement | Characterized by great force or energy. Her voice was low but vehement. |
| warm | Inducing the impression of warmth used especially of reds and oranges and yellows. I walked quickly to keep warm. |
| white-hot | Intensely zealous or fervid. |
| wholehearted | With unconditional and enthusiastic devotion. Wholehearted commitment. |
| zealous | Having or showing zeal. The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations. |
| admirer | A person who has a sexual or romantic interest in someone. She had many admirers. |
| agog | Very eager or curious to hear or see something. Papa was agog with curiosity. |
| burning | The act of burning something. A burning building. |
| devote | Invoke or pronounce a curse upon. The hostile army was devoted with dire execrations to the gods of war. |
| devotee | An ardent follower and admirer. A devotee of Lewis Carroll. |
| eager | A high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary. An eager look. |
| earnest | Sincerely earnest. Both sides were deeply in earnest even passionate. |
| enthusiasm | Something that arouses enthusiasm. The three enthusiasms of his life were politics religion and books. |
| enthusiast | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. A sports car enthusiast. |
| enthusiastic | Having or showing great excitement and interest. An enthusiastic response. |
| enthusiastically | With enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner. The audience applauded enthusiastically. |
| fan | A thing resembling an open fan. There are great waste fans at the foot of the Andes in the desert. |
| fanatic | A person with an obsessive interest in and enthusiasm for a particular activity. A fanatic is one who can t change his mind and won t change the subject. |
| fervent | Characterized by intense emotion. A fervent desire to change society. |
| fervid | Extremely hot- Nathaniel Hawthorne- Frances Trollope. His fervid protestations of love. |
| fervor | The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up. |
| fever | Bring about a high body temperature or a state of nervous excitement in. She had a slight fever. |
| fiery | Showing strong emotion, typically anger. Fiery oratory. |
| heartily | To a great degree; very (especially with reference to personal feelings. They dined heartily. |
| impassioned | Characterized by intense emotion. An impassioned appeal. |
| overly | To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits. She was a jealous and overly possessive woman. |
| passion | An account of the Passion from any of the Gospels. She nurses a passion for Thomas. |
| passionate | Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs. A passionate kiss. |
| passionately | In a way that shows strong feelings or beliefs. Ruth was passionately interested in politics. |
| strenuous | Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance. Strenuous exercise. |
| torrid | Full of difficulty. Torrid jazz bands. |
| votary | A devoted follower, adherent, or advocate of someone or something. A votary of Aphrodite. |
| zealot | A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals. |
| zealotry | Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals; fanaticism. He expressed concern about religious zealotry playing an increasing role in politics. |
| zealous | Marked by active interest and enthusiasm. The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations. |
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