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antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé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

don't touch the stove—it's 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

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

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