aflame
Engulfed by heat
Aflame means on fire or lit up with flames: The building was aflame within minutes.
More often the word is figurative—aflame with passion, desire, or strong emotion: Her eyes were aflame with anger.
Autumn leaves can set a hillside aflame with color.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned; *on fire* or *blazing* serve most contexts.
Passionately eager and active
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
fervent · enthusiastic · intense · inspired · stirred · roused · animated · excited
Intense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- fireCombustion with flames
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- ignitionStarting combustion process
embers · pyre · torch · smoldering · incineration · scorching · engulfed · kindled
Emitting light or joy
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- incandescentGlowing from heat
blazing · flickering · lambent · aglow · lit · bright · fiery · warm
zealous
Passionately eager and active
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- impassionedFilled with intense emotion
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
fiery · fervent · enthusiastic · intense · inspired · stirred · roused · animated · excited · charged
blaze
Intense burning fire
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- fireCombustion with flames
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
ignition · embers · pyre · torch · smoldering · incineration · scorching · engulfed · kindled · charring
radiant
Emitting light or joy
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
incandescent · blazing · flickering · lambent · aglow · lit · bright · fiery · warm · candlelit
rage
Intense, violent anger
enraged · infuriated · seething · fuming · livid · burning · heated · fiery · smoldering · explosive
ardor
Intense emotional warmth
- desireIntense wanting
- loveIntense fond attachment
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
longing · yearning · fervor · romance · devotion · lust · attraction · burning · kindled · smoldering
aflamepassionless
Without strong emotion
apathetic · indifferent · dispassionate · unmoved · cold
- set the world aflameCreate sweeping, dramatic change
flame, flaming, flames, inflame, inflamed, flammable, inflammation, inflammable, inflammatory