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Definitions

white-hot

[hwahyt-hot, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˈhɒt, ˈwaɪt- /
ADJECTIVE
burning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fiery flaming gleaming glowing hot scorching searing
STRONG
alight blistering broiling enkindled flaring heated ignited illuminated kindled oxidizing sizzling smoking smouldering
WEAK
afire aflame conflagrant in flames incandescent on fire red-hot torrid
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cold cool
ADJECTIVE
burning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blazing
STRONG
eager earnest heated
WEAK
all-consuming ardent fervid feverish frantic frenzied hectic impassioned intense passionate red-hot vehement zealous
Antonyms
STRONG
unconcerned unenthusiastic
WEAK
apathetic cold cool unexcited unimportant
ADJECTIVE
flaming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blazing burning red-hot
STRONG
aroused raging scintillating
WEAK
ardent bright fervent frenzied hot hot-blooded impassioned intense passionate vivid
Antonyms
WEAK
gleeful happy joyful pleased
ADJECTIVE
impassioned
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ardent fervent fierce fiery heated intense passionate rousing sentimental stirring
WEAK
animated blazing burning deep fervid fired up flaming furious glowing hot-blooded inflamed inspired melodramatic moving mushy overemotional perfervid powerful profound red-hot romantic starry-eyed steamed up torrid violent vivid warm wild about worked-up zealous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathetic calm cold cool dispassionate dull frigid indifferent peaceful unenthusiastic unexcited
WEAK
impassive unconcerned
ADJECTIVE
incandescent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
luminous radiant shining
WEAK
beaming brilliant effulgent fulgent intense lambent lucent phosphorescent red-hot refulgent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dark dim dull gloomy
ADJECTIVE
torrid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blazing hot red-hot steamy sultry
WEAK
ardent burning erotic fervent flaming hot-blooded impassioned intense passionate sexy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cold cool frigid
WEAK
arctic freezing unsensual

Example Sentences

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Witches, demons and Satanism — anything occult — is white-hot lately.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Minneapolis is no stranger to tragedy, or to the white-hot spotlight of international media attention, or to banding together in the face of a crisis.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

With only one top-flight club, Paris had stood as an outlier among major European cities, where white-hot rivalries break along lines of class, geography, and political leaning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

The drugmaker, which sells the white-hot obesity blockbuster Zepbound, was trading at $1,050 at midday on Friday.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Then I told her how The Grand High Witch had shot out the fiery white-hot sparks and how they had turned one of the other witches into a puff of smoke.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

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