lukewarm | Definition of lukewarm

Synonyms and Antonyms of lukewarm

1 having or giving off heat to a moderate degree

I left the bowl of soup sitting on the counter too long, and now it's lukewarm

Synonyms of lukewarm

heated, hottish, tepid, toasty, warm, warmed, warmish

Words Related to lukewarm

boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, hot, piping hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, steamy, sultry, sweltering, torrid, white-hot

overheated, roasted, superheated, sweltering

blazing, glowing, molten, sizzling

reheated, rewarmed, warmed-over

Near Antonyms of lukewarm

arctic, bitter, bleak, chill, chilly, cold, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy, nippy, polar, raw, sharp, snappy, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, ultracold, winterly, wintry (also wintery)

benumbed, nipped, numb

Antonyms of lukewarm

chilled, coldish, cool, cooled, coolish, refrigerated, unheated

2 showing little or no interest or enthusiasm

the dentist's lecture on the merits of flossing got only a lukewarm response

Synonyms of lukewarm

halfhearted, tepid, uneager, unenthusiastic

Words Related to lukewarm

apathetic, disinterested, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, indifferent, neutral, uncaring, uninterested

lackadaisical, languid, listless, perfunctory, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive

unfeeling, unsympathetic

chill, chilly, cold, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, unfriendly, wintry (also wintery)

Near Antonyms of lukewarm

agog, ardent, avid, exuberant, fervid, feverish, fiery, gung ho, hot-blooded, impassioned, intense, raring, red-hot, vehement

engaged, engrossed, interested

cordial, friendly, genial, warmhearted

Antonyms of lukewarm

eager, enthusiastic, hearty, keen, passionate, warm, wholehearted