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Antonyms for fire-eating
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : fahyuh r-ee-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪərˌi tər |
Definition of fire-eating
- As in argumentative : adj wanting to quarrel
- As in undaunted : adj brave, bold
- As in valiant : adj brave
- As in polemic : adj argumentative
- As in polemical : adj argumentative
- As in scrappy : adj argumentative
- As in combative : adj aggressive
- As in courageous : adj brave, bold
- As in gallant : adj brave, splendid
- As in heroic : adj brave, champion
- As in litigiousness : noun argumentativeness
- Shall I ever be a dare-devil, intrepid, fire-eating sort of creature?
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
- A fire-eating Irishman challenged a barrister, who gratified him by an acceptance.
- Extract from : « The Jest Book » by Mark Lemon
- One looked in vain for the fire-eating beau sabreur of a Murat.
- Extract from : « 1914 » by John French, Viscount of Ypres
- Why, you fire-eating Hotspur, you began it yourself with a fling at the Irish.
- Extract from : « A Daughter of Raasay » by William MacLeod Raine
- "You don't look like a fire-eating, swashbuckling party to me," he said.
- Extract from : « West Wind Drift » by George Barr McCutcheon
- It reminds one of the performance of the fire-eating gentlemen at the Aquarium.
- Extract from : « Japan » by Dorothy Menpes
- Folly is her nightcap; fanaticism is her day-dream; fire-eating is her pastime.
- Extract from : « The Impending Crisis of the South » by Hinton Rowan Helper
- It was, it could only be, the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself!
- Extract from : « A Thief in the Night » by E. W. Hornung
- Every one's eyes were on Joe Strong doing his fire-eating trick.
- Extract from : « Joe Strong The Boy Fire-Eater » by Vance Barnum
- All three were thrilled by the unexpected outcome of the fire-eating act.
- Extract from : « Joe Strong The Boy Fire-Eater » by Vance Barnum
Synonyms for fire-eating
- adventuresome
- adventurous
- antagonistic
- assertive
- assured
- attentive
- audacious
- bellicose
- belligerent
- bigger than life
- bold
- cantankerous
- chivalrous
- classic
- combative
- combativeness
- coming on strong
- considerate
- contentious
- contentiousness
- contrary
- controversial
- cool
- courageous
- courteous
- courtly
- cussed
- daredevil
- daring
- dashing
- dauntless
- dignified
- disputatious
- disputatiousness
- doughty
- elevated
- energetic
- epic
- eristic
- exaggerated
- factious
- fearless
- fiery
- fire-eating
- gallant
- game
- gladiatorial
- glorious
- gracious
- grand
- grandiose
- great
- gritty
- gutsy
- gutty
- hairy
- hardy
- having a chip on one's shoulder
- hawkish
- heroic
- high-flown
- high-spirited
- honorable
- icy
- impavid
- indomitable
- inflated
- intrepid
- lion-hearted
- lionhearted
- litigious
- lofty
- magnanimous
- martial
- militant
- mythological
- nervy
- noble
- not discouraged
- not put off
- opinionated
- ornery
- plucky
- polemic
- polemical
- polite
- powerful
- pugnacious
- puissant
- quarrelsome
- quixotic
- red-blooded
- redoubtable
- resolute
- ructious
- salty
- scrappiness
- scrappy
- self-reliant
- spartan
- spiky
- spunky
- stalwart
- stand tall
- stately
- steadfast
- stout
- stouthearted
- strenuous
- strong
- strong-willed
- suave
- tenacious
- thoughtful
- touchy
- tough
- trigger-happy
- Trojan
- truculent
- unafraid
- unalarmed
- unapprehensive
- undaunted
- undeterred
- undiscouraged
- undismayed
- unfaltering
- unflinching
- unshrinking
- urbane
- valiant
- valorous
- venturesome
- venturous
- vigorous
- warlike
- warring
- worthy
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