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roasting

[roh-sting] / ˈroʊ stɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
hot
Synonyms
STRONG
baking blazing blistering boiling broiling burning close flaming heated parching piping red scalding scorching searing sizzling smoking steaming sweltering tropic warm white
WEAK
ardent calescent decalescent febrile fevered feverish feverous fiery humid igneous incandescent like an oven on fire ovenlike recalescent red-hot stuffy sultry summery sweltry thermogenic torrid tropical very warm
Antonyms
STRONG
cold cool freezing happy unfriendly

Example Sentences

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“It’s roasting something they did, and they still appreciate the perspective of it all.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Additional studies showed that roasting the soybeans before feeding them to cows could further enhance milk production benefits.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2026

She wore a scarlet gown and singled out attendees from Kevin Hart and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, to Paul Mescal and Jacob Elordi for mild to medium level roasting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

She delivered an opening monologue that rivalled the Globe greats - Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - roasting the A-list celebrities in the room.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

He saw smoke and could smell the pigs that had been roasting on a spit most of the day.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.