passion
Usage
What are other ways to say passion?
Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so powerful that it takes over the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment.
Example Sentences
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Like many artists do at some point, Sylvie Baker was suffering from a slump, pondering whether she should keep pursuing her passion of painting.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Owen speaks with passion and frustration after a week of criticism for requesting voluntary relegation.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The consuming passion of her work is not what it used to be because it’s physical.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Trump, a billionaire real estate developer, has made no secret of his passion for the ballroom project.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Reshevsky’s games were rarely poetic—they displayed no passion.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
