HOT-BLOODEDNESS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

hot-bloodedness

noun

as in obsession

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Recent Examples of hot-bloodedness The horse’s hot-bloodedness was something to overpower. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Thankfully, the obsession over toxic masculinity remains a minority view.

— Luka Ladan, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
In sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm, pocket museum creators envelop visitors in environments centered on their obsessions.

— Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of obsession

Noun

De Hek, who exposes transnational scams on his blog and YouTube channel with relentless zeal, told me Pakistan’s fake companies offering literary services operate in a similar fashion to India’s scam call centers.

— Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026
Hartnett hits d’ose hard Ds with zeal, making every singular verb plural while wearing the hell out of his fisherman’s hats.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of zeal

Noun

When López was nine, her father came down with a severe fever.

— Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
An April report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked nearly 17,000 Shigella samples, which causes Shigellosis, which and can bring on diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps, collected between 2011 and 2023.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of fever

Noun

Naturally, that infatuation translated into a very cool stage name — a name that is becoming rightfully well-known.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
Coined by psychologist Dorothy Tennov in 1979, limerence describes a state of extreme infatuation fueled by a prolonged yearning for approval or reciprocation.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of infatuation

Noun

Despite these high levels of fanaticism for the genre, Latinos remain historically underrepresented in horror.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Fueled by racial fanaticism, Hitler's Nazi regime killed approximately 6 million Jews and other minorities and groups during the Holocaust.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of fanaticism

Noun

Lulingu, a Grauer’s gorilla who was reintroduced to Virunga National Park in eastern Congo, is raising a baby after a successful birth, bringing excitement for the conservationists working there.

— Elodie Toto, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Michael Platt, a professor of marketing, psychology and neuroscience at the Wharton School, says the answer may lie in how the brain responds to risk, excitement and the promise of a big win.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of excitement

Noun

Karen is newly sober, newly released, and seemingly determined to approach this chapter of her life with an earnestness that the rest of the cast may not be emotionally equipped to accommodate.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Elizabeth Strout illustrates a kind man with an endearing earnestness about him who struggles with the fact that the world is not so simple anymore.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of earnestness

Noun

Contreras’ zest for the game is evident from his home run celebrations.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
Those lists are mighty useful for publicists and for in-the-know travelers who love that zeitgeist zest – but, personally, my favorite bar of 2026 is an Irish pub in North London with a pool table, karaoke and 10 flavors of Baileys.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of zest

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