superheated

su·per·heat·ed

adj \-ˌhē-təd, -ˈhē-\

Definition of SUPERHEATED

1

: subjected to superheating

2

: very hot; also : exceedingly emotional or intense <superheated debate>

Examples of SUPERHEATED

1. <certain superheated liquids change to gas with almost explosive violence>
2. <a superheated, rancorous argument on how the child should be raised>

First Known Use of SUPERHEATED

1857

Related to SUPERHEATED

Synonyms: ardent, boiling, broiling, burning, fervent, fervid, fiery, piping hot, red, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sultry, hot, sweltering, torrid, ultrahot, white-hot

Antonyms: algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, ice-cold, iced, icy

Related Words: blazing, glowing, igneous, molten, seething, sizzling; heated, overheated, reheated, warmed; snug, toasty, warm, warmish; feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed); canicular, muggy, steamy, summerlike, summery, tropical

Near Antonyms: chill, chilly, coldish, cool, coolish, nippy, snappy; blizzardly, frosty, snowy, subfreezing, subzero, wintry (also wintery); chilled, cooled, refrigerated, unheated; benumbed, numb, shivering

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Rhymes with SUPERHEATED

overheated