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comparative of hot.

Definitions

hotter

[hot-er] / ˈhɒt ər /

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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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hotter

U.S. natural gas futures rose ahead of weekly inventory data, supported by hotter weather forecasts for much of the next two weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Hopefully that will stay as it is," Ebel said, adding that hotter summers could mean TUI sees more bookings in the autumn and spring.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

France's national weather agency said Monday as France braced for its fifth heatwave of the season that "future summers will generally be hotter than those experienced to date".

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Fires are part of the natural cycle of Canada's vast boreal forest, but experts say climate change - particularly hotter and dryer weather - has made them more intense and frequent in the last decade.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Fuels like coal, oil, and gas make the world hotter.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes