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hotadjective
Of a person, very physically or sexually attractive.
That girl is hot!
Synonyms:
studly, handsome, hunky, lush, pretty, yummy, foxy, gorgeous, cute, beautiful, sexy, attractive, tasty, fit -
hotadjective
Antonyms:
lifelessSynonyms:
stolen -
hotadjective
Of an object, having a high temperature.
He forgot the frying pan was hot, and dropped it suddenly.
Antonyms:
icy, ice-cold, cold, chilly, freezing, frigid, freezing cold, chilled, glacial, cold as iceSynonyms:
heated -
hotadjective
Of the weather, causing the air to be hot.
Antonyms:
cold, icy, freezing, freezing coldSynonyms:
boiling hot, baking, boiling, sweltering, sultry -
hotadjective
Of a person or animal, feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
Antonyms:
freezing cold, freezingSynonyms:
boiling hot, boiling, baking -
hotadjective
Feverish.
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feverish, temperature -
hotadjective
Of food, spicy.
Before moving to India, I never ate hot food. The Indians love spicy food.
Antonyms:
bland, mildSynonyms:
piquant, tangy, spicy -
hotadjective
Electrically charged
a hot wire
Antonyms:
neutral, deadSynonyms:
live -
hotadjective
Radioactive.
Synonyms:
radioactive
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hot
One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.
Antonyms:
apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmovedSynonyms:
animated, anxious, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, vehement, yearning, zealousPreposition:
Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.
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hotadjective
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
«hot stove»; «hot water»; «a hot August day»; «a hot stuffy room»; «she’s hot and tired»; «a hot forehead»
Antonyms:
unlucky, stale, heatless, frosty, pleasant, nonviolent, ice-cold, raw, polar, old, frore, passionless, tasteless, bleak, unsexy, unwanted, unheated, slow, icy, uncharged, nonradioactive, acold, far, stone-cold, frigid, unwarmed, cool, emotionless, legal, cutting, chilly, frigorific, cold, shivery, unskilled, gelid, refrigerated, glacial, rimy, arctic, unpopular, algid, crisp, parky, nipping, uneager, inactive, bad, rimed, refrigerating, frozen, nippy, snappy, luckless, refrigerant, wintrySynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hot, ragingadjective
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
«the fighting became hot and heavy»; «a hot engagement»; «a raging battle»; «the river became a raging torrent»
Antonyms:
tasteless, shivery, ice-cold, frore, refrigerated, refrigerant, cutting, inactive, polar, legal, parky, cold, snappy, glacial, unsexy, uncharged, arctic, frigid, stale, nonviolent, nippy, unskilled, frosty, stone-cold, nonradioactive, far, icy, algid, wintry, frigorific, rimy, frozen, bad, refrigerating, luckless, slow, crisp, uneager, unwanted, cool, unpopular, nipping, gelid, pleasant, heatless, old, raw, bleak, chilly, unwarmed, unlucky, rimed, passionless, unheated, emotionless, acoldSynonyms:
spicy, hot, angry, blistering, raging, red-hot, tempestuous, wild, live, furious -
hotadjective
extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
«a hot temper»; «a hot topic»; «a hot new book»; «a hot love affair»; «a hot argument»
Antonyms:
uncharged, passionless, arctic, unskilled, frore, algid, icy, frozen, nonradioactive, unwarmed, glacial, chilly, crisp, cold, parky, unwanted, cool, rimed, bleak, shivery, far, unsexy, polar, frosty, unpopular, raw, acold, pleasant, rimy, nippy, unlucky, tasteless, gelid, refrigerated, refrigerant, nipping, refrigerating, frigid, slow, inactive, snappy, wintry, ice-cold, stale, luckless, uneager, frigorific, nonviolent, old, heatless, stone-cold, emotionless, legal, bad, unheated, cuttingSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hotadjective
(color) bold and intense
«hot pink»
Antonyms:
stale, tasteless, slow, old, frigorific, refrigerated, nippy, unpopular, cool, nonviolent, nonradioactive, luckless, unheated, uneager, heatless, frosty, refrigerating, chilly, cold, unsexy, far, gelid, emotionless, ice-cold, frozen, parky, unskilled, frore, wintry, unlucky, icy, raw, unwanted, crisp, pleasant, snappy, stone-cold, shivery, arctic, inactive, bad, glacial, cutting, unwarmed, algid, bleak, passionless, acold, frigid, nipping, rimy, rimed, refrigerant, polar, uncharged, legalSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hotadjective
sexually excited or exciting
«was hot for her»; «hot pants»
Antonyms:
refrigerated, bleak, unsexy, refrigerating, frore, frosty, shivery, nonradioactive, slow, chilly, unwarmed, cold, inactive, unheated, glacial, polar, unwanted, icy, wintry, stale, crisp, luckless, nipping, ice-cold, parky, emotionless, snappy, rimed, stone-cold, frigid, nonviolent, algid, cutting, arctic, rimy, refrigerant, unlucky, pleasant, gelid, heatless, cool, far, acold, frigorific, unskilled, tasteless, uncharged, frozen, bad, legal, raw, passionless, unpopular, old, nippy, uneagerSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hotadjective
recently stolen or smuggled
«hot merchandise»; «a hot car»
Antonyms:
algid, nonviolent, frosty, emotionless, luckless, snappy, arctic, slow, tasteless, rimy, stone-cold, unwarmed, bleak, passionless, refrigerant, frigorific, unheated, shivery, far, icy, rimed, parky, glacial, old, bad, unskilled, refrigerated, unpopular, ice-cold, nipping, nippy, inactive, unwanted, crisp, pleasant, frigid, gelid, cutting, raw, unsexy, cool, uncharged, cold, acold, uneager, frozen, chilly, nonradioactive, frore, stale, legal, refrigerating, wintry, polar, unlucky, heatlessSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
blistering, hot, red-hotadjective
very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
«a hot sports car»; «a blistering pace»; «got off to a hot start»; «in hot pursuit»; «a red-hot line drive»
Antonyms:
frigid, raw, refrigerated, bad, stone-cold, old, uneager, polar, snappy, glacial, slow, cutting, inactive, icy, frosty, cold, luckless, ice-cold, passionless, legal, rimed, arctic, nonviolent, rimy, emotionless, stale, crisp, nonradioactive, wintry, nippy, unheated, unlucky, tasteless, far, pleasant, unsexy, refrigerant, nipping, refrigerating, frore, unwanted, bleak, cool, acold, shivery, frigorific, unskilled, unwarmed, algid, gelid, uncharged, parky, frozen, chilly, unpopular, heatlessSynonyms:
virulent, blistering, red-hot, sizzling, vitriolic, voluptuous, hot, blistery, acerbic, juicy, sulphurous, caustic, live, acrid, sulfurous, raging, acid, spicy, luscious, bitter, toothsome, acerb -
hotadjective
wanted by the police
«a hot suspect»
Antonyms:
nonradioactive, refrigerated, gelid, unwarmed, glacial, frozen, polar, acold, pleasant, rimy, nipping, bad, nonviolent, unsexy, stale, frosty, nippy, snappy, stone-cold, uneager, raw, icy, unskilled, parky, cool, refrigerating, unheated, wintry, inactive, cold, uncharged, shivery, ice-cold, frigid, unwanted, luckless, legal, tasteless, far, algid, unlucky, slow, unpopular, cutting, rimed, chilly, heatless, bleak, arctic, refrigerant, frore, crisp, passionless, frigorific, emotionless, oldSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hot, spicyadjective
producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
«hot salsa»; «jalapeno peppers are very hot»
Antonyms:
parky, tasteless, refrigerating, icy, nipping, unskilled, cold, frigid, nonradioactive, chilly, unsexy, unwanted, pleasant, unheated, stale, passionless, luckless, gelid, slow, frozen, stone-cold, frosty, frigorific, uneager, frore, bad, rimy, polar, uncharged, bleak, glacial, wintry, acold, unpopular, heatless, shivery, raw, crisp, emotionless, nippy, cutting, inactive, cool, legal, ice-cold, arctic, nonviolent, unlucky, refrigerant, rimed, unwarmed, far, snappy, old, refrigerated, algidSynonyms:
raging, hot, naughty, live, red-hot, spicy, gamy, juicy, blue, racy, risque, savoury, gamey, piquant, blistering, savory, zesty -
hotadjective
performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
«a hot drummer»; «he’s hot tonight»
Antonyms:
cutting, frigorific, rimed, frosty, uncharged, unpopular, cold, unheated, stale, polar, refrigerated, algid, emotionless, bad, rimy, pleasant, unskilled, refrigerating, nippy, frore, slow, gelid, cool, tasteless, legal, passionless, unsexy, stone-cold, old, glacial, raw, icy, chilly, uneager, bleak, unwanted, wintry, far, unlucky, heatless, parky, ice-cold, acold, nonviolent, crisp, inactive, refrigerant, frigid, arctic, nipping, shivery, frozen, nonradioactive, unwarmed, luckless, snappySynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hotadjective
very popular or successful
«one of the hot young talents»; «cabbage patch dolls were hot last season»
Antonyms:
nipping, emotionless, bleak, snappy, acold, icy, unskilled, chilly, uncharged, cold, tasteless, arctic, inactive, unwarmed, slow, shivery, cool, pleasant, old, passionless, far, unpopular, unsexy, frozen, frore, unwanted, wintry, refrigerated, unheated, stale, glacial, polar, frosty, uneager, stone-cold, nonradioactive, nonviolent, rimed, crisp, gelid, algid, nippy, raw, ice-cold, luckless, bad, refrigerant, unlucky, frigorific, legal, refrigerating, cutting, heatless, frigid, rimy, parkySynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hotadjective
very unpleasant or even dangerous
«make it hot for him»; «in the hot seat»; «in hot water»
Antonyms:
stale, frosty, cutting, gelid, nonviolent, wintry, unwanted, emotionless, frozen, bad, snappy, cold, unheated, cool, frigid, acold, frigorific, refrigerant, icy, unskilled, unsexy, ice-cold, raw, luckless, refrigerated, refrigerating, old, stone-cold, crisp, glacial, bleak, unpopular, rimy, uncharged, inactive, frore, shivery, arctic, nippy, uneager, rimed, algid, far, legal, unlucky, tasteless, passionless, nonradioactive, parky, nipping, unwarmed, pleasant, slow, heatless, chilly, polarSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hot, red-hotadjective
newest or most recent
«news hot off the press»; «red-hot information»
Antonyms:
far, cutting, wintry, cold, heatless, algid, refrigerant, unskilled, bleak, shivery, legal, unwanted, frosty, raw, unsexy, icy, chilly, glacial, frozen, unlucky, frigid, stone-cold, old, emotionless, luckless, uncharged, refrigerating, polar, frore, nipping, pleasant, arctic, nippy, unwarmed, refrigerated, gelid, acold, ice-cold, slow, parky, frigorific, passionless, nonradioactive, snappy, crisp, inactive, unheated, uneager, stale, rimy, bad, unpopular, tasteless, cool, nonviolent, rimedSynonyms:
spicy, hot, luscious, blistering, raging, red-hot, sizzling, toothsome, live, juicy, voluptuous -
hotadjective
having or bringing unusually good luck
«hot at craps»; «the dice are hot tonight»
Antonyms:
snappy, parky, acold, nonradioactive, frore, bleak, bad, glacial, polar, frigorific, heatless, uncharged, wintry, cutting, frozen, icy, frosty, tasteless, cold, slow, unwanted, ice-cold, pleasant, unpopular, emotionless, cool, arctic, inactive, frigid, algid, old, unlucky, rimed, unsexy, passionless, luckless, nonviolent, crisp, refrigerant, refrigerating, chilly, shivery, raw, nippy, stone-cold, unskilled, gelid, far, nipping, rimy, uneager, unheated, refrigerated, legal, stale, unwarmedSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hotadjective
very good; often used in the negative
«he’s hot at math but not so hot at history»
Antonyms:
gelid, uneager, bleak, frosty, emotionless, bad, ice-cold, icy, pleasant, shivery, far, unpopular, refrigerant, frigid, nipping, passionless, acold, unsexy, crisp, unwanted, arctic, refrigerated, unheated, frozen, algid, legal, old, parky, nonradioactive, polar, glacial, chilly, luckless, stone-cold, tasteless, uncharged, cold, unskilled, stale, unlucky, nippy, raw, slow, unwarmed, rimy, frigorific, rimed, heatless, wintry, inactive, frore, cutting, nonviolent, refrigerating, snappy, coolSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hotadjective
newly made
«a hot scent»
Antonyms:
ice-cold, snappy, glacial, unpopular, icy, luckless, frigorific, cold, acold, wintry, slow, polar, algid, frigid, frore, frosty, uneager, unwarmed, nippy, unlucky, unheated, pleasant, bleak, nipping, nonviolent, refrigerant, crisp, uncharged, arctic, chilly, rimy, shivery, unsexy, tasteless, passionless, frozen, cool, legal, stone-cold, inactive, old, unwanted, parky, gelid, stale, refrigerated, cutting, heatless, raw, rimed, bad, unskilled, nonradioactive, refrigerating, far, emotionlessSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hotadjective
having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
«hot for travel»
Antonyms:
luckless, arctic, icy, bleak, parky, rimed, cutting, stone-cold, glacial, cool, bad, inactive, frore, unwanted, frosty, frigid, slow, gelid, chilly, cold, legal, far, old, shivery, snappy, wintry, nonviolent, nipping, rimy, unlucky, stale, refrigerating, heatless, frigorific, nonradioactive, passionless, tasteless, emotionless, unheated, ice-cold, uncharged, polar, refrigerated, acold, pleasant, algid, unwarmed, crisp, nippy, unsexy, unpopular, frozen, refrigerant, raw, uneager, unskilledSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hotadjective
of a seeker; very near to the object sought
«you are hot»
Antonyms:
ice-cold, nipping, unwanted, old, stone-cold, cutting, pleasant, stale, icy, crisp, refrigerant, rimed, rimy, tasteless, glacial, unsexy, chilly, shivery, unheated, luckless, uncharged, frosty, far, unlucky, arctic, slow, emotionless, raw, unpopular, algid, wintry, refrigerated, frozen, frigid, parky, snappy, nonradioactive, inactive, acold, unwarmed, heatless, cool, uneager, unskilled, gelid, cold, bad, bleak, frigorific, frore, legal, passionless, polar, nonviolent, nippy, refrigeratingSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hotadjective
having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
«hot fuel rods»; «a hot laboratory»
Antonyms:
luckless, icy, frosty, unheated, uneager, rimy, refrigerated, chilly, emotionless, nonviolent, unsexy, crisp, frigid, heatless, glacial, cold, cutting, gelid, acold, ice-cold, polar, snappy, legal, refrigerating, stale, pleasant, unskilled, tasteless, passionless, frozen, nippy, unlucky, wintry, stone-cold, inactive, bad, bleak, old, nipping, cool, parky, unwanted, frore, rimed, slow, nonradioactive, raw, algid, refrigerant, arctic, unpopular, uncharged, unwarmed, far, shivery, frigorificSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering -
hot, liveadjective
charged or energized with electricity
«a hot wire»; «a live wire»
Antonyms:
unlucky, heatless, frosty, frigorific, uneager, unskilled, old, unheated, icy, unsexy, tasteless, ice-cold, glacial, refrigerated, cold, nipping, unwanted, legal, gelid, algid, frore, slow, acold, bad, unpopular, pleasant, rimed, unwarmed, far, stale, crisp, chilly, raw, frigid, nippy, arctic, parky, snappy, refrigerant, stone-cold, cool, shivery, nonviolent, inactive, cutting, emotionless, luckless, refrigerating, bleak, nonradioactive, frozen, polar, uncharged, passionless, wintry, rimySynonyms:
alive(p), hot, live(a), bouncy, blistering, raging, springy, red-hot, unrecorded, spicy, live, lively, alive, resilient -
hotadjective
marked by excited activity
«a hot week on the stock market»
Antonyms:
icy, rimy, unpopular, uncharged, bad, parky, nipping, acold, unheated, arctic, cool, frigid, chilly, uneager, far, stone-cold, frosty, old, pleasant, cutting, cold, legal, luckless, refrigerating, snappy, glacial, frore, unskilled, bleak, nonviolent, nonradioactive, algid, emotionless, frozen, refrigerant, tasteless, wintry, heatless, gelid, frigorific, unsexy, rimed, refrigerated, unwarmed, passionless, shivery, ice-cold, unwanted, raw, polar, nippy, inactive, crisp, unlucky, stale, slowSynonyms:
spicy, raging, red-hot, live, blistering
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hotadjective
Synonyms:
torrid, sultry, fiery, scalding, scorching, grilling, broiling, tropical, candent, vehement, passionate, irascible, fervid, ardent, piquant, pungent, acrid, spicy
How to use Hot in a sentence?
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Chris Williamson:
The Chris Williamson economy continues to run hot, despite a slower rate of expansion of business activity in November, growth remains above the survey’s long-run pre-pandemic average as companies continue to focus on boosting capacity to meet rising demand.
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Dan Gainor:
The hot mic is just one more tool the media use to protect their friends and target their enemies, nBC worked with Donald Trump for 11 years. There were no news stories about Trump’s off-color and crude comments. It did everything it could to protect him — both in news and entertainment. He, and indirectly Billy Bush, became targets because he ran a political campaign wildly opposed by network reporters, producers and anchors … If you are liberal, it won’t likely impact you for long. If you are to the right of the media covering the story, it will haunt you forever.
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Joel Edgerton:
One day … at the end of the take, I realized I had literally mud over my entire face and for some reason it just made me really happy, as hard work as it was and as hot as it was and as challenging as all that was, I just remembered being happy… looking around at the scale and the scope of it and just remembering the beginnings of a being a young actor… and being a child dreaming of being part of these stories.
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Francis Collins:
I think I did several instances say I would not be willing to do that. Here’s probably the most respected knowledgeable infectious disease expert in the world who is basically getting in hot water because he’s speaking the truth to people that do n’t want to hear it ? Is that a reason for me to relieve him of his job ? No. I would not have been willing to do that. They would have had to fire me first.
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Diego Villarreal:
People say fundraising is a full-time job. But if you only go for the hot leads that might actually convert into investments, it’s not.
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1. hot
adjective. [‘ˈhɑːt’] used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning.
Antonyms
- cold
- cool
- unfriendly
- unemotional
- unloving
- stay
- unenthusiastic
Synonyms
- heated
- calefactory
- torrid
- sizzling
- stifling
Etymology
- hot (English)
- hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
2. hot
adjective. [‘ˈhɑːt’] characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense.
Antonyms
- nonviolent
- moral
- unfaithful
Synonyms
- raging
Etymology
- hot (English)
- hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. hot
adjective. [‘ˈhɑːt’] extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm.
Antonyms
- unemotionality
- cold
- passionless
- unexcitable
- comfortable
- dull
- polar
Synonyms
- heated
- passionate
- sensual
- emotionalism
- torrid
Etymology
- hot (English)
- hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. hot
adjective. [‘ˈhɑːt’] sexually excited or exciting.
Antonyms
- unsexy
- emotional
Synonyms
- sexy
Etymology
- hot (English)
- hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. hot
adjective. [‘ˈhɑːt’] (color) bold and intense.
Antonyms
- cool
- unfixed
Synonyms
- warm
Etymology
- hot (English)
- hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. hot
adjective. [‘ˈhɑːt’] very fast; capable of quick response and great speed.
Antonyms
- slow
- bare
- evil
- impure
Synonyms
- red-hot
- fast
Etymology
- hot (English)
- hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. hot
adjective. [‘ˈhɑːt’] recently stolen or smuggled.
Antonyms
- legal
- literal
Synonyms
- illegal
Etymology
- hot (English)
- hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. hot
adjective. [‘ˈhɑːt’] marked by excited activity.
Antonyms
- inactive
- chromatic color
Synonyms
- active
Etymology
- hot (English)
- hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. hot
adjective. [‘ˈhɑːt’] having or bringing unusually good luck.
Antonyms
- unlucky
- healthy
Synonyms
- lucky
Etymology
- hot (English)
- hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. hot
adjective. [‘ˈhɑːt’] producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves.
Antonyms
- tasteless
- gradual
- unhurried
Synonyms
- tasty
Etymology
- hot (English)
- hat (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Antonyms for (adj) hot
Main entry: hot
Definition: used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
Usage: hot stove; hot water; a hot August day; a hot stuffy room; she’s hot and tired; a hot forehead
Antonyms: cold
Definition: having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
Antonyms: black
Definition: (board games) the darker pieces
Antonyms: black, blackness, inkiness
Definition: the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
Antonyms: black
Definition: of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin
Antonyms: black
Definition: being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
Antonyms: nonthermal
Definition: not involving heat
Antonyms: sedimentary, aqueous
Definition: produced by the action of water
Main entry: hot
Definition: extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
Usage: a hot temper; a hot topic; a hot new book; a hot love affair; a hot argument
Antonyms: cold
Definition: extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
Main entry: hot
Definition: of a seeker; very near to the object sought
Usage: you are hot
Antonyms: open, open up
Definition: cause to open or to become open
Antonyms: open, open up
Definition: become open
Antonyms: open
Definition: display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
Antonyms: open
Definition: begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
Antonyms: open, open up
Definition: start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning
Antonyms: distant
Definition: separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
Antonyms: distant, remote
Definition: far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
Antonyms: far
Definition: located at a great distance in time or space or degree
Main entry: red-hot, hot, blistering
Definition: very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
Usage: a hot sports car; a blistering pace; got off to a hot start; in hot pursuit; a red-hot line drive
Antonyms: slow
Definition: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
Antonyms: slow
Definition: at a slow tempo
Antonyms: slow
Definition: (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
Main entry: hot
Definition: very good; often used in the negative
Usage: he’s hot at math but not so hot at history
Antonyms: evil, evilness
Definition: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
Antonyms: bad, badness
Definition: that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
Antonyms: bad
Definition: having undesirable or negative qualities
Antonyms: evil
Definition: morally bad or wrong
Main entry: hot
Definition: having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
Usage: hot for travel
Antonyms: uneager
Definition: lacking interest or spirit or animation
Main entry: hot
Definition: marked by excited activity
Usage: a hot week on the stock market
Antonyms: inactive
Definition: not active physically or mentally
Antonyms: inactive
Definition: not engaged in full-time work
Antonyms: inactive
Definition: lacking activity; lying idle or unused
Antonyms: inactive
Definition: (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
Antonyms: inactive, passive
Definition: lacking in energy or will
Antonyms: inactive, dormant
Definition: (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
Antonyms: extinct
Definition: (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
Antonyms: stative
Definition: ( used of verbs (e.g. `be’ or `own’) and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action
Antonyms: passive
Definition: expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
Antonyms: inactive
Definition: not exerting influence or change
Antonyms: quiet
Definition: of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
Main entry: hot
Definition: (color) bold and intense
Usage: hot pink
Antonyms: cool
Definition: neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
Antonyms: cool
Definition: psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike
Antonyms: cool
Definition: (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets
Main entry: hot, red-hot
Definition: newest or most recent
Usage: news hot off the press; red-hot information
Antonyms: old
Definition: of long duration; not new
Antonyms: worn
Definition: affected by wear; damaged by long use
Main entry: hot
Definition: having or bringing unusually good luck
Usage: hot at craps; the dice are hot tonight
Main entry: hot
Definition: newly made
Usage: a hot scent
Antonyms: stale
Definition: lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
Antonyms: preserved
Definition: prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
Antonyms: salty
Definition: containing or filled with salt
Main entry: hot, raging
Definition: characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
Usage: the fighting became hot and heavy; a hot engagement; a raging battle; the river became a raging torrent
Antonyms: nonviolent
Definition: abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence
Main entry: live, hot
Definition: charged or energized with electricity
Usage: a hot wire; a live wire
Antonyms: uncharged
Definition: of a particle or body or system; having no charge
Main entry: hot
Definition: very popular or successful
Usage: one of the hot young talents; cabbage patch dolls were hot last season
Antonyms: unpopular
Definition: regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval
Main entry: hot
Definition: having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
Usage: hot fuel rods; a hot laboratory
Main entry: hot
Definition: recently stolen or smuggled
Usage: hot merchandise; a hot car
Antonyms: legal
Definition: established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
Main entry: hot
Definition: wanted by the police
Usage: a hot suspect
Antonyms: unwanted
Definition: not wanted; not needed
Main entry: hot
Definition: very unpleasant or even dangerous
Usage: make it hot for him; in the hot seat; in hot water
Antonyms: pleasant
Definition: affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
Main entry: hot
Definition: sexually excited or exciting
Usage: was hot for her; hot pants
Antonyms: unsexy
Definition: not sexually aroused or arousing
Main entry: hot
Definition: performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
Usage: a hot drummer; he’s hot tonight
Antonyms: unskilled
Definition: not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
Main entry: hot, spicy
Definition: producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
Usage: hot salsa; jalapeno peppers are very hot
Antonyms: tasteless
Definition: lacking flavor
Visual thesaurus for hot
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as in boiling
having a notably high temperature
the casserole, just out of the oven, was too hot to eat
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as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
this spring it’s the cool shades of lipstick that are hot
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3
as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
was surprised to learn that American jazz has long been hot in Russia
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4
as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
your hot temper is going to get you in trouble a hot battle for first place in the American League
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5
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest
we were hot to get the baseball game started and wished it would stop raining
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as in sexy
sexually attractive
my sisters only watched the game because they think the outfielder is hot
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as in angry
feeling or showing anger
you don’t have to get all hot about it
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as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
bought a hot new car that should tear up the roadways
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
since you’re guilty as hell, you’d better get a hot lawyer
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as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
he admitted that the nude photos made him hot
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as in fast
with great speed
workers were working hot and heavy to repair the breach in the levee
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“Hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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Opposite of Hot, What is opposite antonym word Hot
Word; Hot
Meaning; warm, friendly, thermal, fervent, quick
Opposites of Hot
- nonchalant
- calm
- glassy
- dull
- cold
- frosty
- frigid
- unperturbed
- chilly
- unflappable
- cool
- chill
- dim
- opaque
- matt
Synonym for Hot
- warm
- friendly
- thermal
- fervent
- quick
- fiery
- feverish
- ardent
- febrile
- angry
- mad
- angry with
- pissed off
- furious
- bitter
- painful
- sad
- brackish
- harsh
- spicy
- sorrowful
- mourning
Here are Most Important Opposite Word List
- about – exactly
- above – below
- absence – presence
- abundance – lack
- accept – refuse
- accidental – intentional
- active – lazy
- add – subtract
- admit – deny
- adult – child
- advanced – elementary
- affirmative – negative
- afraid – brave
- after – before
- against – for
- alike – different
- alive – dead
- all – none
- allow – forbid
- already – not yet
- always – never
- ancient – modern
- ancestor – descendant
- agree – refuse
- amateur – professional
- amuse – bore
- ancestor – descendant
- angel – devil
- animal – human
- annoy – satisfy
- answer – ask
- answer – question
- awful – nice
- back – in front of
- background – foreground
- backward – forward
- bad – good
- bad luck – fortune
- beauty – ugliness
- before – after
- begin – end
- beginning – end
- behind – in front of
- below – above
- best – worst
- better – worse
- beautiful – ugly
- big – small
- birth – death
- bitter – sweet
- black – white
- blunt – sharp
- body – soul
- bore – amuse
- boring – exciting
- careless – careful
- catch – miss
- ceiling – floor
- cellar – attic
- centre – outskirts
- certainly – probably
- changeable – constant
- cheap – expensive
- child – adult
- children – parents
- clean – dirty
- clear – cloudy
- clever – stupid
- close – open
- closed – open
- cloudy – clear
- cold – hot
- cold – heat
- come – go
- comedy – drama
- complicated – simple
- compliment – insult
- cool – warm
- correct – wrong
- courage – fear
- courageous – cowardly
- cowardly – brave
- create – destroy
- cruel – human
- cry – whisper
- cry – laugh
- damage – repair
- danger – security
- dangerous – safe
- dark – light
- daughter – son
- dawn – dusk
- day – night
- dead – alive
- death – birth
- deep – shallow
- defeat – victory
- defence – attack
- defend – attack
- delicious – awful
- deny – admit
- depart – arrive
- departure – arrival
- descendant – ancestor
- descent – ascent
- desperate – hopeful
- destroy – build
- domestic – foreign
- down – up
- downstairs – upstairs
- drama – comedy
- dry – humid
- dull – interesting
- dusk – dawn
- early – late
- east – west
- easy – difficult
- elementary – advanced
- emigrate – immigrate
- emigration – immigration
- empty – full
- end – begin
- end – beginning
- ending – beginning
- enemy – friend
- enjoy – hate
- enter – leave
- entrance – exit
- equal – different
- even – odd
- evening – morning
- everybody – nobody
- export – import
- exposure – shelter
- extreme – moderate
- fail – succeed
- failure – success
- false – true
- far – near
- fast – slow
- fat – slim
- fear – courage
- female – male
- few – many
- final – first
- find – lose
- finish – begin
- finish – start
- first – final
- fix – break
- flat – hilly
- floor – ceiling
- follow – lead
- forbid – allow
- for – against
- foreground – background
- foreign – domestic
- foreigner – native
- forget – remember
- form – destroy
- fortune – bad luck
- gentle – violent
- gentleman – lady
- giant – tiny
- girl – boy
- give – take
- go – come
- good – bad
- grown-up – child
- guest – host
- guilty – innocent
- happiness – sadness
- happy – sad
- handsome – ugly
- hard – easy
- harvest – plant
- hate – enjoy
- health – disease
- healthy – ill
- heat – cold
- heaven – hell
- heavy – light
- huge – tiny
- human – animal
- humane – cruel
- humid – dry
- hungry – thirsty
- husband – wife
- in front of – back
- ignore – notice
- ill – healty
- immigrate – emigrate
- immigration – emigration
- import – export
- in – out
- include – exclude
- increase – reduce
- innocent – guilty
- inside – outside
- insult – compliment
- intelligent – silly
- intentional – accidental
- be interested in – bore
- interesting – boring
- interrupt – continue
- junior – senior
- kind – cruel
- lack – abundance
- lady – gentleman
- land – take off
- land – water
- large – small
- last – first
- late – early
- laugh – cry
- lazy – active
- lead – follow
- learn – teach
- leave – arrive
- left – right
- lend – borrow
- less – more
- let – forbid
- lie – stand
- life – death
- light – dark
- light – heavy
- like – hate
- liquid – solid
- little – big
- little – much
- live – die
- long – short
- lose – win
- loser – winner
- loud – quiet
- love – hate
- lovely – terrible
- low – high
- lower – raise
- bad luck – good luck
- good luck – bad luck
- major – minor
- male – female
- man – woman
- many – few
- midnight – noon
- minimum – maximum
- minor – major
- miss – hit
- miss – catch
- moderate – extreme
- modern – ancient
- monarchy – republic
- moon – sun
- more – less
- morning – evening
- mountain – valley
- much – little
- narrow – broad
- nasty – nice
- native – foreigner
- natural – artificial
- near – distant
- negative – affirmative
- nephew – niece
- never – always
- new – ancient
- nice – awful
- niece – nephew
- night – day
- no – yes
- nobody – everybody
- noisy – quiet
- noon – midnight
- none of – al lot of
- normal – strange
- north – south
- not yet – already
- nothing – everything
- notice – ignore
- now – then
- occasionally – frequently
- occupied – vacant
- odd – even
- off – on
- often – seldom
- old – modern
- on – off
- open – closed
- open – closed
- opponent – supporter
- order – mess
- ordinary – special
- other – same
- out – in
- outside – inside
- outskirts – centre
- over – under
- parents – children
- part – whole
- partial – total
- particular – general
- pass – fail
- past – future
- peace – war
- permit – forbid
- plant – harvest
- plenty – lack
- pleasant – awful
- polite – rude
- poor – rich
- poverty – wealth
- powerful – weak
- presence – absence
- present – past
- pretty – ugly
- private – public
- probably – certainly
- professional – amateur
- protect – attack
- protection – attack
- public – private
- pull – push
- pupil – teacher
- push – pull
- question – answer
- quick – slow
- quiet – loud
- raise – lower
- rainy – sunny
- rear – front
- receive – send
- reduce – increase
- refuse – agree
- regret – satisfaction
- scream – whisper
- security – danger
- seldom – often
- sell – buy
- send – receive
- senior – junior
- separate – connect
- serious – funny
- servant – master
- set free – arrest
- shallow – deep
- sharp – blunt
- shelter – exposure
- short – long
- shout – whisper
- shut – open
- sick – healthy
- silent – noisy
- silly – intelligent
- simple – complicated
- sink – rise
- single – married
- sister – brother
- sit – stand
- slim – fat
- slow – fast
- small – big
- smooth – rough
- soft – hard
- solid – liquid
- some – many
- sometimes – often
- son – daughter
- soul – body
- sour – sweet
- south – north
- special – general
- spring – autumn
- stand – sit
- start – stop
- start – finish
- stop – start
- stand – lie
- strange – normal
- stranger – native
- strict – gentle
- strong – weak
- student – teacher
- stupid – clever
- suburb – centre
- succeed – fail
- success – failure
- subtract – add
- sugar – salt
- summer – winter
- sun – moon
- sunny – cloudy
- true – false
- trust – suspect
- ugliness – beauty
- ugly – beautiful
- under – over
- unite – divide
- unity – division
- up – down
- upstairs – downstairs
- urban – rural
- useful – useless
- useless – useful
- vacant – occupied
- valley – mountain
- vertical – horizontal
- victory – defeat
- village – town
- violent – gentle
- visitor – host
- voluntary – compulsory
- vowel – consonant
- war – peace
- warm – cool
- waste – save
- water – land
- weak – powerful
- wealth – poverty
- wealthy – poor
- wedding – divorce