Synonyms of swelter

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noun

as in sweat

a state of nervous or irritated concern

the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sweat
• panic
• huff
• fuss
• fret
• stew
• swivet
• dither
• lather
• tizzy
• fluster
• twitter
• pother
• delirium
• hysteria
• pique
• dudgeon
• agitation
• ado
• bother
• alarm
• nervous breakdown
• hand-wringing
• furor
• distraction
• uproar

swelter

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verb

as in to melt

Related Words

• melt
• scorch
• cook
• bake
• roast
• broil
• flicker
• char
• smolder
• waver
• sputter
• light (up)
• radiate
• spark
• gutter
• beam
• brighten
• flare (up)
• ignite
• beat (down)
• glisten
• glare
• kindle
• shine
• fire
• shimmer
• glow
• gleam
• sparkle
• glimmer
• glitter
• flash
• deflagrate
• flame
• twinkle
• burn
• blaze
• combust
• scintillate
• glint
• catch
• enkindle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swelter

Noun

Keeping cool is essential, and the summer swelter becomes slightly more bearable with a tall drink in hand. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 June 2026

The effort in the Paris swelter appeared to drain him and contribute to a lackluster showing against Flavio Cobolli of Italy, who beat him in three sets. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026

Verb

Through a mixture of injury, shock results and perhaps the sweltering heat last week, the final four across both the men’s and women’s brackets is looking very unfamiliar, with not a single grand slam winner left in it. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

But citing security concerns, the government ordered him transferred to the zoo in the capital, where large crowds are now braving sweltering heat to see him. — Al Emrun Garjon, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026