Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Thesaurus

red-hot

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of red-hot

1 being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles

  • this red-hot sports car uses the latest technology for its engine design
Synonyms of red-hot

contemporary, current, designer, hot, mod, modern, modernistic, new, new age, new-fashioned, newfangled, present-day, space-age, state-of-the-art, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute
Words Related to red-hot

fashionable, happening, in, modish, nouvelle, now, stylish

last, latest

modernized, updated

futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech)

latter-day, recent
Near Antonyms of red-hot

anachronistic

aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, hoary, old, venerable

bygone, former, late, olden, past

antique, historic, historical

retro, retrograde

kaput (also kaputt), obsolete, outmoded, outworn, unmodernized

old-world

discarded, disused, moth-eaten

forgotten, remote

ageless, dateless, timeless
Antonyms of red-hot

antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé

2 having a notably high temperature

  • donʼt touch the stove—itʼs red-hot
Synonyms of red-hot

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

blazing, glowing, igneous, molten, seething, sizzling

heated, overheated, reheated, warmed

snug, toasty, warm, warmish

feverish, flushed, inflamed (also enflamed)

canicular, muggy, steamy, summerlike, summery, tropical
Near Antonyms of red-hot

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

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

chilled, cooled, refrigerated, unheated

benumbed, numb, shivering
Antonyms of red-hot

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

3 having or expressing great depth of feeling

  • red-hot calls to action from both supporters and opponents of the war
Synonyms of red-hot

ardent, blazing, burning, charged, demonstrative, emotional, fervent, fervid, feverish, fiery, flaming, glowing, hot-blooded, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passional, passionate, perfervid, religious, superheated, torrid, vehement, warm, warm-blooded
Words Related to red-hot

gushing, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, saccharine, sappy, schmaltzy, sentimental, sloppy, sugary

histrionic, melodramatic

enthusiastic, gung ho, keen, zealous

enamored, infatuated, obsessed

uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained

frenzied, orgiastic, overemotional, overexcited, overheated
Phrases Synonymous with red-hot

on fire
Near Antonyms of red-hot

detached, dry, impersonal, objective

reserved, undemonstrative
Antonyms of red-hot

cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional

4 enjoying widespread favor or approval

  • a show that is this year's red-hot sitcom
Synonyms of red-hot

big, crowd-pleasing, du jour, faddish, faddy, fashionable, favorite, happening, hot, in, large, modish, pop, popular, popularized, vogue, voguish
Words Related to red-hot

semipopular

favorite, preferred, selected

desirable, liked, wanted

celebrated, famed, famous, noted, notorious, prominent, renowned, well-known

fabled, fabulous, legendary

leading, notable, outstanding, prominent, remarkable

important, significant
Near Antonyms of red-hot

washed-up

despised, detested, disliked, hated, rejected

insignificant, unimportant

indistinguished, unexceptional

anonymous, nameless, obscure, unknown

inconspicuous
Antonyms of red-hot

out, unfashionable, unpopular

red hot

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of red hot

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
Synonyms of red hot

crusader, fanatic, ideologue (also idealogue), militant, partisan (also partizan), true believer, zealot
Words Related to red hot

activist

dreamer, idealist, visionary

cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, idolizer, votary

addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker

advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, patron, promoter, stalwart, supporter

booster, rooter, well-wisher

faddist
Near Antonyms of red hot

dabbler, dilettante
Antonyms of red hot

nonmilitant

Learn More about red-hot

  1. See words that rhyme with red-hot Dictionary: Definition of red-hot Spanish Central: Translation of red-hot Nglish: Translation of red-hot for Spanish speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up red-hot? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments hide comments

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games