hot synonyms

hot

modif.

  1. Having a high temperature

    torrid, burning, fiery, flaming, blazing, very warm, feverish, baking, roasting, smoking, scorching, blistering, searing, sizzling, tropical, warm, calescent, broiling, igneous, red-hot, grilling, piping-hot, white-hot, scalding, parching, sultry, on fire, at high temperature, incandescent, ovenlike, smoldering, thermal, calid, toasting, simmering, thermogenic, recalescent, decalescent, blazing hot*, boiling hot*, like an oven*, hotter than blazes*; see also boiling, cooking 1, heated 1, molten.

    Antonyms cold*, frigid*, chilly. *

  2. Close

    sultry, humid, stuffy; see close 5.

  3. Eager

    ardent, passionate, distracted; see enthusiastic 2, 3, excited.

  4. Aroused

    furious, ill-tempered, indignant; see angry.

  5. *Erotic

    spicy, salacious, horny, carnal; see lascivious 2, lewd 1, 2, sensual.

get hot*

become excited or enthusiastic, burn with fervor, burn with anger, rave; see rage 1.

make it hot for*

create discomfort for, cause trouble for, vex; see disturb 1.

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