Affectionate
Affectionate adjective - Feeling or showing love.
Usage example: an affectionate child who gives hugs and kisses freely
Impassioned and affectionate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impassioned" instead an adjective "Affectionate".
Nearby Words: affection, affectionately
Impassioned
Impassioned adjective - Having or expressing great depth of feeling.
Affectionate and impassioned are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affectionate" instead an adjective "Impassioned".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- loving and affectionate
- loving and impassioned
- passionate and affectionate
- passionate and impassioned
- ardent and affectionate
- ardent and impassioned
- emotional and affectionate
- emotional and impassioned
- tender and affectionate
- tender and impassioned
- devoted and affectionate
- devoted and impassioned
- sentimental and affectionate
- sentimental and impassioned
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Impassioned and Affectionate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectionate/impassioned
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Impassioned or Affectionate. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affectionate/impassioned.
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