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very high in temperature adj.
spicy to taste adj.
passionate, vehement adj.
new, in vogue adj.
sexually excited adj.

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

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“The 1-15 day weather forecast may vie for the hottest on record,” Eli Rubin of EBW Analytics says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The World Weather Attribution group of scientists said that some Mediterranean areas had recorded sea surface temperatures more than 6C warmer than normal during the hottest two weeks of the month.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Southern California is staring down its hottest week of the year yet, with temperatures expected to rival daily records in downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach, Santa Monica and Burbank, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

And with deadline day on 1 September, the Argentine World Cup winner's future remains one of the hottest topics.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

There they had gathered in the shadow of the cliffs, until the assault above was hottest and nearly all the men of the defence had rushed to the wall’s top.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien