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igneous

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Synonyms & Antonyms of igneous

having to do with or suggestive of fire

an igneous desert atmosphere

igneous events such as volcanic eruptions

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for igneous

blazing,
glowing,
molten,
seething,
sizzling

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

heated,
overheated,
reheated,
warmed

snug,
toasty,
warm,
warmish

feverish,
flushed,
inflamed
(also enflamed)

canicular,
muggy,
steamy,
summerlike,
summery,
tropical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for igneous

chill,
chilly,
coldish,
cool,
coolish,
nippy,
snappy

blizzardly,
frosty,
snowy,
subfreezing,
subzero,
wintry
(also wintery)

chilled,
cooled,
refrigerated,
unheated

benumbed,
numb,
shivering

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

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“Igneous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/igneous. Accessed 30 Oct. 2020.

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