hot

adjective

1)

hot food

Syn:

heated, piping hot, sizzling, steaming, roasting, boiling (hot), searing, scorching, scalding, burning, red-hot

Ant:

cold, chilled

2)

a hot day

Syn:

very warm, balmy, summery, tropical, scorching, broiling, searing, blistering; sweltering, torrid, sultry, humid, muggy, close, boiling, baking, roasting

Ant:

cold, chilly

3)

she felt very hot

Syn:

feverish, fevered, febrile; burning, flushed, sweaty; rare pyretic

4)

a hot chili

Syn:

spicy, spiced, highly seasoned, peppery, fiery, strong; piquant, pungent, aromatic, zesty

Ant:

mild

5)

hot competition

Syn:

fierce, intense, keen, competitive, cutthroat, dog-eat-dog, ruthless, aggressive, strong

Ant:

weak

6) informal

hot gossip

Syn:

new, fresh, recent, late, up to date, up-to-the-minute; just out, hot off the press(es), real-time

Ant:

old, stale

7) informal

this band is hot

Syn:

popular, in demand, sought-after, in favor; fashionable, in vogue, all the rage; informal big, in, now, hip, trendy, cool

Ant:

out of fashion, unpopular

8)

she thought Mark was hot

Syn:

good-looking, sexy, attractive, gorgeous, handsome, beautiful; archaic comely, fair

Ant:

unappealing

9)

hot goods

Syn:

stolen, illegally obtained, purloined, pilfered, illegal, illicit, unlawful; smuggled, fenced, bootleg, contraband

Ant:

lawful

10)

her dancing made him hot

Syn:

aroused, sexually aroused, excited, stimulated, titillated, inflamed; informal turned on, hot to trot

Ant:

frigid

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- blow hot and cold

- hot and heavy

- have the hots for

- hot on the heels of

- hot on the trail of

- hot under the collar