" fire "

1: a destructive burning;

  * e.g., " ... a number of suspicious fires in the neighborhood recently "

•  Synonyms : 

•  conflagration,

•  holocaust,

•  inferno

•  Antonyms : 

•  impassiveness,

•  impassivity,

•  insensibility,

•  insensibleness,

•  insensitiveness,

•  insensitivity

2: depth of feeling;

  * e.g., " ... had she the fire in her heart that a run for the White House requires? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ardency,

•  ardor,

•  emotion,

•  enthusiasm,

•  fervency,

•  fervidness,

•  fervor,

•  heat,

•  intenseness,

•  intensity,

•  passion,

•  passionateness,

•  vehemence,

•  violence,

•  warmth,

•  white heat

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a test of faith, patience, or strength;

  * e.g., " ... asked to be sent to the front lines, as he was eager to prove himself in the fire of battle "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cross,

•  crucible,

•  gauntlet,

•  ordeal,

•  trial

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in clearance, closeout;

•  Synonyms : 

•  clearance,

•  closeout,

•  purchase,

•  fair,

•  bargain,

•  buy,

•  steal,

•  garage sale,

•  jumble sale,

•  rummage sale,

•  tag sale,

•  yard sale,

•  haggle,

•  horse-trading,

•  negotiation,

•  auction,

•  silent auction,

•  deal,

•  sale,

•  trade,

•  transaction

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in hellfires;

•  Synonyms : 

•  hellfires,

•  abysses,

•  pits,

•  Gehennas,

•  hells,

•  Pandemoniums,

•  perditions,

•  netherworlds,

•  shades,

•  underworlds,

•  blazes,

•  infernos,

•  purgatories

•  Antonyms : 

•  glories,

•  happy hunting grounds,

•  nirvanas,

•  promised lands,

•  Valhallas,

•  blisses,

•  elysian fields,

•  Elysiums,

•  empyreans,

•  heavens,

•  kingdom comes,

•  New Jerusalems,

•  paradises,

•  skies,

•  Zions

1: as in hellfire;

•  Synonyms : 

•  hellfire,

•  abyss,

•  pit,

•  Gehenna,

•  hell,

•  Pandemonium,

•  perdition,

•  Tophet,

•  Sheol,

•  hades,

•  netherworld,

•  shades,

•  Tartarus,

•  underworld,

•  blazes,

•  inferno,

•  purgatory

•  Antonyms : 

•  glory,

•  happy hunting ground,

•  nirvana,

•  promised land,

•  Valhalla,

•  bliss,

•  elysian fields,

•  Elysium,

•  empyrean,

•  heaven,

•  kingdom come,

•  New Jerusalem,

•  paradise,

•  sky,

•  Zion

1: as in hydrant, fireplug;

•  Synonyms : 

•  fireplug,

•  hydrant,

•  channel,

•  conduit,

•  duct,

•  leader,

•  line,

•  penstock,

•  pipe,

•  trough,

•  tube,

•  drain,

•  drainpipe,

•  funnel,

•  smokestack,

•  spout,

•  standpipe,

•  stovepipe,

•  tile,

•  waste pipe,

•  waterspout,

•  pipage,

•  pipeline,

•  piping

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in clearances, closeouts;

•  Synonyms : 

•  clearances,

•  closeouts,

•  purchases,

•  fairs,

•  bargains,

•  buys,

•  steals,

•  garage sales,

•  jumble sales,

•  rummage sales,

•  tag sales,

•  yard sales,

•  haggles,

•  negotiations,

•  auctions,

•  silent auctions,

•  deals,

•  sales,

•  trades,

•  transactions

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force;

  * e.g., " ... police officers firing rubber bullets "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blast,

•  discharge,

•  loose,

•  shoot,

•  squeeze off

•  Antonyms : 

•  damp,

•  dampen,

•  deaden,

•  dull,

•  kill

2: to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force;

  * e.g., " ... soldiers fired at the enemy in panic-stricken disorder "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blast,

•  discharge,

•  shoot

•  Antonyms : 

•  employ,

•  engage,

•  hire,

•  retain,

•  sign (up or on),

•  take on

3: to give life, vigor, or spirit to;

  * e.g., " ... a school outing to the natural history museum fired his imagination, and he grew up to become an eminent paleontologist "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amp (up),

•  animate,

•  brace,

•  energize,

•  enliven,

•  fillip,

•  ginger (up),

•  invigorate,

•  jazz (up),

•  juice up,

•  jump-start,

•  liven (up),

•  pep (up),

•  quicken,

•  spike,

•  stimulate,

•  vitalize,

•  vivify,

•  zip (up)

•  Antonyms : 

•  douse,

•  extinguish,

•  put out,

•  quench,

•  snuff (out)

1: to rouse to strong feeling or action;

  * e.g., " ... the dynamic speaker fired up the audience as no one had previously done "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arouse,

•  encourage,

•  excite,

•  impassion,

•  incite,

•  instigate,

•  move,

•  pique,

•  provoke,

•  rev (up),

•  spark,

•  stimulate,

•  stir

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in blast (at);

•  Synonyms : 

•  blast (at),

•  blaze,

•  pepper,

•  potshot,

•  snipe (at),

•  pistol,

•  shotgun,

•  blow away,

•  bring down,

•  drop,

•  pick off,

•  shoot down,

•  machine-gun,

•  tommy-gun,

•  drill,

•  gun,

•  plug,

•  pop,

•  shoot,

•  croak,

•  destroy,

•  dispatch,

•  do in,

•  fell,

•  ice,

•  kill,

•  slay,

•  annihilate,

•  blot out,

•  butcher,

•  decimate,

•  massacre,

•  slaughter,

•  wipe out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in reduced, discounted;

•  Synonyms : 

•  discount,

•  discounted,

•  lowered,

•  reduced,

•  cheapish,

•  moderate,

•  wholesale,

•  affordable,

•  bargain-basement,

•  budget,

•  cheap,

•  cheapie,

•  cheapo,

•  chintzy,

•  cut-price,

•  cut-rate,

•  dime-store,

•  dirt cheap,

•  el cheapo,

•  inexpensive,

•  low,

•  low-end,

•  popular,

•  reasonable,

•  valueless,

•  worthless,

•  supercheap,

•  ultracheap

•  Antonyms : 

•  costly,

•  dear,

•  deluxe,

•  expensive,

•  high,

•  high-ticket,

•  precious,

•  premium,

•  pricey,

•  spendy,

•  valuable,

•  increased,

•  inflated,

•  exorbitant,

•  extravagant,

•  overpriced,

•  prohibitive,

•  prohibitory,

•  steep,

•  stiff,

•  superexpensive,

•  ultraexpensive,

•  unreasonable,

•  invaluable,

•  priceless,

•  luxurious