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hottest

ADJECTIVE

very high in temperature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blazing boiling heated humid red scorching sizzling sultry sweltering torrid tropical warm white

WEAK

baking blistering broiling burning calescent close decalescent febrile fevered feverish feverous fiery flaming igneous incandescent like an oven on fire ovenlike parching piping recalescent roasting scalding searing smoking steaming stuffy summery sweltry thermogenic tropic very warm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arctic cold cool dry freezing frigid

WEAK

calm indifferent mild moderate old old-fashioned out turned off unfeeling unpopular

ADJECTIVE

spicy to taste

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sharp spicy

WEAK

acrid biting peppery piquant pungent racy zestful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bland dull tasteless

WEAK

calm cold cool freezing frigid indifferent mild moderate old old-fashioned out turned off unfeeling unpopular

ADJECTIVE

passionate, vehement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fierce intense stormy

WEAK

angry animated ardent aroused distracted eager enthusiastic excited fervent fervid fiery furious ill-tempered impassioned impetuous indignant inflamed irascible lustful raging temperamental touchy violent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm

WEAK

cold cool freezing frigid indifferent mild moderate old old-fashioned out turned off unfeeling unpopular

ADJECTIVE

new, in vogue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cool fresh popular trendy

WEAK

approved dandy favored glorious groovy in demand just out keen latest marvelous neat nifty peachy recent sought-after super up-to-the-minute

Antonyms

STRONGEST

kind unpopular

WEAK

calm cold freezing frigid indifferent mild moderate old old-fashioned out turned off unfeeling

ADJECTIVE

sexually excited

Synonyms

WEAK

aroused carnal concupiscent erotic lascivious lewd libidinous lustful passionate prurient salacious sensual

Antonyms

WEAK

calm cold cool freezing frigid indifferent mild moderate old old-fashioned out turned off unfeeling unpopular

Example Sentences

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India is one of the world’s hottest countries.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The 10 hottest years on record have all happened since the early 2000s.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

That was the hottest since May 2024, though much cooler than the 3.1% inflation economists anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The center bordering the preserve recently recorded its hottest March — by far — with a mean temperature of 11 degrees above average, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

She’s got one of the hottest songs out at the moment, “On the Come Up,” and it’s got a lot of folks talking.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas