passionately

In fiery manner

Passionately means with intense emotion or fervor.

Someone who argues passionately speaks with conviction and fire.

To love passionately is to love with consuming intensity.

The word applies to any strong feeling—desire, anger, belief: She passionately defended her position.

He kissed her passionately.

intensity

fiercely

With intense aggression

furiously · explosively · consumed · ablaze · burning · seething · inflamed · incandescent · volcanic · tempestuously

romantic

amorously

In romantic manner

desirously · ardently · yearningly · longingly · devotedly · lustfully · sensuously · intimately · affectionately · erotically

enthusiasm

eagerly

With keen enthusiasm

vigorously · animatedly · spiritedly · exuberantly · vivaciously · dynamically · zealously · avidly · keenly · heartily

expression

eloquently

With expressive, persuasive skill

expressively · movingly · stirringly · compellingly · persuasively · powerfully · dramatically · theatrically · vocally · outspokenly

conviction

earnestly

With deep sincerity

resolutely · faithfully · unwaveringly · doggedly · determinedly · purposefully · single-mindedly · tenaciously · persistently · unflinchingly

Categories
Opposites
emotional intensity

passionatelydispassionately

Without emotional involvement

unemotionally · coolly · calmly · apathetically · half-heartedly

engagement/investment

passionatelyindifferently

Without preference or concern

apathetically · uncaringly · nonchalantly · unenthusiastically · carelessly

enthusiasm/interest

passionatelyindifferently

Without preference or concern

apathetically · half-heartedly · unenthusiastically · nonchalantly · listlessly

Phrases
Family

passionate, compassionate, dispassionate, compassionately, dispassionately

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