heated moment

Examples

• All

• During that heated moment, he made a promise he was not sure he could keep.

• "I had a lot of heated moments with Daniel," I interrupted.

  Fiction book (1995)

• And in the most heated moment, he defended U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice against criticism of things she said after the attack on the American in Benghazi, Libya.

  Blog text (6)

• In a heated moment, I shouted at my best friend without thinking about the consequences.

• The argument escalated quickly, and in a heated moment, she stormed out of the room.

Synonyms

O

outburst

vsheated moment

82 3.9

A sudden strong show of feeling like anger or laughter

often focuses on a short emotional period that triggers impulsive responses

B

burst

vsheated moment

74 3.5

A short, strong period of activity or feeling

emphasizes that it commonly causes impulsive speech or behaviour

I

in the heat of the moment

vsheated moment

• Informal

14 6.1

When you feel strong feelings and act without thinking

is a shorter noun phrase with identical meaning and idiomatic origin

F

flare

vsheated moment

9 5.3

A sudden strong feeling such as anger or excitement

lasts briefly and often leads to quick, impulsive words or actions

S

state of excitement

vsheated moment

1 3.1

A strong feeling of joy and energy that makes you unable to sit still

is a short intense period rather than a continuing excited condition

F

flurry of emotions

vsheated moment

1 5.0

A sudden short time when many strong feelings happen at once

focuses more on variety of feelings, not on resulting impulsive acts

Antonyms

C

cool head

16 4.1

Staying calm and not getting upset in difficult or stressful situations

C

calmness

11 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

How Heated

explosiveness

1 6.3

heated moment

20 4.9

tenseness

2 4.9

quiet time

31 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology