Vocabulary

Ardent

English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.

English meaning
very enthusiastic or passionate.
Urdu meaning
پرجوش، انتہائی جذباتی، جوشیلا
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. Zionists are ardent opponents of idolatry, to which Hindu nationalists can do little more than to pocket the insults.Open-mindedness has little to do with being religious or irreligious.
    Dawn Editorials — Choking on their own venom — 2026-04-07
  2. Many now believe that it was a folly thatKhamenei was an ardent opponent of nuclear weapons and had issued a fatwa forbidding his country from assembling nuclear weapons.
    Dawn Editorials — That longing for regime change — 2026-03-03
  3. Kennedy while seeking cohabitation with communism was also an ardent critic of Israeli influence in American affairs.
    Dawn Editorials — Fearing the spectre of Godot — 2025-11-11
  4. SIR Muhammad Iqbal`s entire philosophical corpus underpins an ardent striving for humanism to build a better society.Iqbal steadfastly believes in human potential and supports a humane approach towards life.
    Dawn Editorials — Iqbal`s humanism — 2025-11-07
  5. Even some of Mr Trump`s ardent supporters in the MAGA movement have criticised the Israeli war, and potential American involvement.
    Dawn Editorials — Deepening conflict — 2025-06-15
Synonyms
passionate, avid, impassioned, fervent, fervid, zealous, wholehearted, eager,

Antonyms
half-hearted
Curator example
“an ardent supporter of the conservative cause”

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