RED HOTS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

red hots

noun

plural of red hot

as in partisans

one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause the inflammatory language favored by the red hots is simply polarizing voters and stifling all dialogue

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Noun

As a result, partisans of the political left and right routinely use allegations of plagiarism to vilify their ideological adversaries.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Such traits help elevate interactions with the natural world – and might do the same among neighbors, colleagues, and even political partisans.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of partisans

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Israel’s military said that Tuesday’s strike had targeted a meeting of four Hamas commanders and additional militants, including one who had participated in the 2023 attack.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Islamabad accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban government of harboring militants who carry out attacks inside Pakistan — a charge Kabul denies.

— ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of militants

Noun

Meanwhile, outside the Barclays Center, a large crowd of transgender activists held a counter protest to oppose the ninth Sophie Cunningham rally of the season.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
But the group had learned of the Phantom Orchestra, a group in Tbilisi, the capital of what is now Georgia, composed of musicians, poets and activists who had been barred from leaving the Soviet Union.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of activists

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The true believers don’t want to know what his plan is for his data center spend.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
If such pusillanimity continues, Democrats risk losing their party to a band of true believers no less destructive than the furthest extremes of the MAGA movement.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

Definition of true believers

Noun

The book is full of stories of villains, like the venomous heroin that took so many of Seattle’s crusaders as well as the music industry that never quite understood where Soundgarden belonged.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
The facility remains popular among anti-immigrant crusaders, and Attorney General Uthmeier’s campaign store sells Alligator Alcatraz bumper stickers, T-shirts, and caps.

— Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026

Definition of crusaders

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