Synonyms of heat

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noun

1

as in intensity

depth of feeling

informed the doctor, with considerable heat, that she had been kept waiting for three hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intensity
• emotion
• enthusiasm
• warmth
• intenseness
• fire
• violence
• passionateness
• passion
• fervor
• white heat
• ardor
• vehemence
• fervency
• excitement
• zeal
• tenderness
• ardency
• fervidness
• responsiveness
• compassion
• sympathy
• sentimentality
• fever
• emotionality
• emotionalism
• melodrama
• cathexis
• zest
• histrionics
• eagerness
• earnestness
• obsession
• infatuation
• sentiment
• gusto
• fanaticism
• mania
• mawkishness
• sappiness
• keenness
• hot-bloodedness
• torridity
• torridness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dryness
• insensitivity
• insensibility
• impassivity
• reserve
• composure
• impassiveness
• reticence
• insensitiveness
• indifference
• phlegm
• calmness
• aloofness
• taciturnity
• stiffness
• apathy
• stoicism
• stoniness
• unconcern
• coldness
• insensibleness
• coolness
• collectedness
• chilliness
• reservedness
• frigidity
• detachedness
• woodenness
• frigidness

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as in gun

slang a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder

a private detective packing heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gun
• firearm
• rifle
• small arm
• arm
• pistol
• handgun
• piece
• revolver
• shotgun
• musket
• zip gun
• rod
• assault rifle
• firelock
• machine gun
• assault weapon
• automatic
• derringer
• semiautomatic
• sidearm
• matchlock
• submachine gun
• gat
• blunderbuss
• machine pistol
• six-shooter
• flintlock
• culverin
• roscoe
• tommy gun
• smoothbore
• harquebus
• fieldpiece
• breechloader
• repeater
• carbine
• six-gun
• forty-five
• self-loader
• speargun
• AK-47
• twenty-two

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as in police

slang a body of officers of the law

he thought he was so slick, but the heat was onto him in no time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• police
• constabulary
• force
• police force
• finest
• fuzz
• man
• copper
• policeman
• cop
• officer
• trooper
• constable
• bull
• police officer
• gendarme
• peeler
• bobby
• policewoman
• bluecoat
• shamus

heat

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verb

ˈhēt 

as in to warm

to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree

heat water for tea

heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warm
• toast
• cook
• bake
• hot (up)
• thaw
• roast
• overheat
• superheat
• reheat
• burn
• scorch
• rewarm
• fire
• char
• sear
• scald
• parch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cool
• chill
• ice
• refrigerate
• frost
• freeze
• supercool

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heat

Noun

When an engine fire knocked out power and plumbing for five days, 4,000 passengers were stranded with overflowing sewage — including, yes, poop — spoiled food and unbearable heat. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

As fans pull air through the water, a small amount evaporates, cooling the remaining water, which recirculates to take up more heat. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Verb

SnowCap’s patented thermoelectric system cools, heats, filters and sanitises, all from the lid itself. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

Each tortilla was warmed in a dry skillet until heated through and lightly toasted, then passed around while associate test kitchen editor Inés Anguiano began toasting the next round. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026

Phrases Containing heat

• dead heat
• white heat