fervent
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Synonyms & Antonyms for fervent
Synonyms
ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, red-hot, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded
Antonyms
cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional
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In the 1930s, radio priest Father Charles Coughlin had a fervent following in America for his virulently anti-Semitic sermons. — Jeffrey Fleishman, chicagotribune.com, "Trump’s Jewish comments play on anti-Semitism in culture, film and art," 22 Aug. 2019 First, gun enthusiasts are fervent about their cause. — The Economist, "Americans increasingly favour tighter gun control," 5 Aug. 2019 In nearby Hibbing, Todd Hall is also from a mining family of fervent Democrats. — The Economist, "Rural Minnesota’s Democratic voters are shifting allegiances," 24 Aug. 2019 Regular fashionistas and fervent shoppers were finally able to get their hands on luxury goods, without taking out a loan to do so. — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, "Missoni is Coming Back to Target to Celebrate 20 Years of Design for All," 14 Aug. 2019 In contrast to Jackson's fervent liberalism, Wilder backed capital punishment and right-to-work laws, earned plaudits from conservative commentators, and boasted of his refusal to close his state's budget shortfall by raising taxes. — Steve Kornacki, NBC News, "1992: Bill Clinton builds a winning coalition, Jackson is diminished," 29 July 2019 San Francisco’s historic preservation commission sent a letter as well, this one in fervent support. — John King, SFChronicle.com, "Glen Park BART Station could soon be an official national treasure," 27 July 2019 In recent years, a small but fervent community of artificial intelligence researchers have set their sights on A.G.I., and they are backed by some of the wealthiest companies in the world. — New York Times, "With $1 Billion From Microsoft, an A.I. Lab Wants to Mimic the Brain," 22 July 2019 Based on scores of recent interviews, their most frequent and fervent responses follow. — Brandon R. Brown, Smithsonian, "Apollo Engineers Discuss What It Took to Land on the Moon," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fervent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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