searing

[seer-ing] / ˈsɪər ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

hot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baking blazing blistering fiery incandescent scalding scorching sizzling sweltering torrid

STRONG

boiling broiling burning close flaming heated parching piping roasting smoking steaming warm white

WEAK

ardent calescent decalescent febrile fevered feverish feverous humid igneous like an oven on fire ovenlike recalescent red red-hot stuffy sultry summery sweltry thermogenic tropic tropical very warm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool freezing

STRONG

happy unfriendly

Example Sentences

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Stock markets have been beset by commentary comparing current levels, powered by searing tech stocks, to the dotcom era of the late 1990s.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

India faces challenging heatwaves each year, but few places endure conditions as searing as the country's western desert salt pans, where workers rely on simple techniques to survive almost unbearable temperatures.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Words can’t really do justice to the profound musical depths Henry plumbs in this searing revival of “Ragtime,” directed by Lear deBessonet for Lincoln Center Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The 2024 world player of the year Kildunne remained calm after her error and showed her searing pace to finish in the corner.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

I could not have articulated this, not as I sweated through those searing afternoons in the forklift.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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