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scorcher

[skawr-cher] / ˈskɔr tʃər /
NOUN
criticism
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assessment comment critique judgment opinion review
STRONG
appraisal appreciation commentary elucidation essay estimate evaluation examination exposition notice observation pan rating rave sideswipe study
WEAK
reviewal sleighride write-up
Antonyms
STRONG
heedlessness neglect
WEAK
approval compliment estimation guess praise supposition
NOUN
defamation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
denigration disparagement
STRONG
aspersion calumny depreciation detraction dirt dump dynamite hit knock lie mud obloquy opprobrium slam slime slur smear tale traducement vilification
WEAK
backbiting backstabbing belittlement black eye character assassination cheap shot dirty laundry low-down dirty slap in face
Antonyms
STRONG
compliment flattery praise
WEAK
approval commendation exaltation
NOUN
scandal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crime rumor wrongdoing
STRONG
aspersion calumny defamation depreciation detraction discredit disgrace dishonor disparagement disrepute dynamite gossip hearsay ignominy infamy mud obloquy opprobrium reproach shame sin slander tale talk turpitude
WEAK
backbiting backstabbing belittlement dirty linen eavesdropping idle rumor skeleton in closet
Antonyms
STRONGEST
good deed
STRONG
approval commendation compliment esteem exaltation flattery goodness honor morality praise respect

Example Sentences

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Dahlia Lithwick: This is a scorcher of a brief that holds nothing back.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Doue scored twice either side of a Kvaratskhelia scorcher to go into the break 4-1 up and cruising.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

Saturday is set to be another scorcher, and more records possible in the San Fernando Valley and coastal temperatures reaching the 80s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2025

In the opening scene, the radio DJ Big Boy cautions that today’s weather will be a scorcher; meanwhile, we see images of people wearing jackets, and the heat never gets brought up again.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

“Gonna be a scorcher today,” said the janitor as I passed him in the hall.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt