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Synonyms for passion
ˈpæʃ ənpas·sion

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. passionnoun

    Fervor, determination.

    Synonyms:
    ardor, zeal, fire in the belly

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. passion

    Displeasure is the mildest and most general word. Choler and ire, now rare except in poetic or highly rhetorical language, denote a still, and the latter a persistent, anger. Temper used alone in the sense of anger is colloquial, tho we may correctly say a hot temper, a fiery temper, etc. Passion, tho a word of far wider application, may, in the singular, be employed to denote anger; "did put me in a towering passion," Shakespeare Hamlet act v, sc. 2. Anger is violent and vindictive emotion, which is sharp, sudden, and, like all violent passions, necessarily brief. Resentment (a feeling back or feeling over again) is persistent, the bitter brooding over injuries. Exasperation, a roughening, is a hot, superficial intensity of anger, demanding instant expression. Rage drives one beyond the bounds of prudence or discretion; fury is stronger yet, and sweeps one away into uncontrollable violence. Anger is personal and usually selfish, aroused by real or supposed wrong to oneself, and directed specifically and intensely against the person who is viewed as blameworthy. Indignation is impersonal and unselfish displeasure at unworthy acts (Latin indigna), i. e., at wrong as wrong. Pure indignation is not followed by regret, and needs no repentance; it is also more self-controlled than anger. Anger is commonly a sin; indignation is often a duty. Wrath is deep and perhaps vengeful displeasure, as when the people of Nazareth were "filled with wrath" at the plain words of Jesus (Luke iv, 28); it may, however, simply express the culmination of righteous indignation without malice in a pure being; as, the wrath of God. Impatience, fretfulness, irritation, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, and vexation express the slighter forms of anger. Irritation, petulance, and vexation are temporary and for immediate cause. Fretfulness, pettishness, and peevishness are chronic states finding in any petty matter an occasion for their exercise. Compare ACRIMONY; ENMITY; HATRED.

    Synonyms:
    anger, animosity, choler, displeasure, exasperation, fretfulness, fury, impatience, indignation, ire, irritation, offense, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, rage, resentment, temper, vexation, wrath

    Antonyms:
    amiability, charity, forbearance, gentleness, leniency, lenity, long-suffering, love, mildness, patience, peace, peaceableness, peacefulness, self-control, self-restraint

    Preposition:
    Anger at the insult prompted the reply. Anger toward the offender exaggerates the offense.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. passion

    Synonyms:
    emotion, desire, ardor, vehemence, lust, auger, animation, excitement, warmth, feeling

    Antonyms:
    coolness, indifference, apathy, coldness, frigidity, iciness

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. passion, passionatenessnoun

    a strong feeling or emotion

    Synonyms:
    love, mania, cacoethes, passionateness, warmth, rage, heat

  2. heat, warmth, passionnoun

    the trait of being intensely emotional

    Synonyms:
    lovingness, rut, affectionateness, warmheartedness, high temperature, mania, cacoethes, heating, love, estrus, warmth, fondness, heat energy, oestrus, hotness, rage, warmness, passionateness, heating plant, heating system, heat

  3. rage, passionnoun

    something that is desired intensely

    "his rage for fame destroyed him"

    Synonyms:
    cult, fury, heat, furore, craze, fad, mania, madness, cacoethes, love, passionateness, warmth, rage, furor

  4. mania, passion, cacoethesnoun

    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

    Synonyms:
    love, rage, manic disorder, cacoethes, mania, passionateness, warmth, heat

  5. passionnoun

    a feeling of strong sexual desire

    Synonyms:
    heat, passionateness, rage, cacoethes, mania, warmth, love

  6. love, passionnoun

    any object of warm affection or devotion

    "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";

    Synonyms:
    erotic love, mania, cacoethes, love life, beloved, love, passionateness, dearest, warmth, making love, rage, honey, lovemaking, sexual love, dear, heat

  7. Passion, Passion of Christnoun

    the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion

    Synonyms:
    heat, passionateness, rage, cacoethes, mania, warmth, love

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. passionnoun

    Synonyms:
    suffering (specifically that of christ by crucifixion)

  2. passionnoun

    Synonyms:
    emotion, ardor, fervor, zeal, rapture, transport, excitement, impulse, glow, strong feeling

  3. passionnoun

    Synonyms:
    pathos, warmth of feeling, tender emotion

  4. passionnoun

    Synonyms:
    anger, resentment, wrath, indignation, fury

  5. passionnoun

    Synonyms:
    love, affection, attachment, fondness, devotion

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. passionnoun

    Synonyms:
    suffering, pain, agony, emotion, ardor, feeling, pathos, wrath, fury, anger, love, infatuation, transport

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "passion":

    enthusiasm, fervor, hobby, vehemence, love, fascination, emotion, mania, fervour

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Passion":

    Passione J. Johnson, Passion Broussard

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How to use passion in a sentence?

  1. Bob Dorfman:

    Absence makes the heart grow fonder and, assuming the world returns to some semblance of normalcy, I expect fans to have a greater appreciation of sports than ever before, attending live events will take on extra significance, the enthusiasm and fervor in stadiums and areas will be more intense, the passion for favorite teams and players heightened.

  2. Andr Gide:

    It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.

  3. Aseel Al-Hamad:

    I have loved racing and motorsport from a very young age and to drive a Formula One car goes even beyond my dreams and what I thought was possible, i hope doing so on the day when women can drive on the roads in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shows what you can do if you have the passion and spirit to dream.

  4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

    Happiness is not in wealth or splendor, but in passion, perception, and pursuit.

  5. Stan Hays:

    Barbecue is comfort food, disasters are what we do, but our passion is helping people. ... For us, that's about both feeding those who are hungry and honoring veterans and those in the military.


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