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

2

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

3

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

Firefighters on the second floor were met by a sudden burst of heat and flames, fueled by wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour, the release states. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

Experts say this year’s summer heat has been particularly grueling since nighttime temperatures have remained high and coastal areas have been hotter than usual. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

Spray-on asbestos materials were widely used in construction for their resistance to heat and fire at the time the building was completed in the early 1960s, but they’ve largely been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency since the 1970s. — Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026

Fahrenheit and Celsius In general, the average hair dryer heats between 80 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit (that’s about 26 to 60 degrees Celsius). — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing heat

• dead heat
• white heat