Synonyms of roasting

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adjective

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature

turn on the air conditioner—the house is roasting today!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boiling
• searing
• burning
• hot
• broiling
• molten
• heated
• red
• sweltering
• warmed
• scalding
• warm
• scorching
• superheated
• white-hot
• fiery
• fervent
• piping hot
• torrid
• ardent
• red-hot
• sultry
• fervid
• blazing
• glowing
• ultrahot
• igneous
• sizzling
• seething
• reheated
• toasty
• overheated
• tropical
• flushed
• steamy
• warmish
• inflamed
• feverish
• snug
• muggy
• summery
• canicular
• summerlike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freezing
• cold
• frozen
• arctic
• iced
• bitter
• glacial
• icy
• frigid
• cool
• ice-cold
• chilly
• chill
• snappy
• snowy
• nippy
• frosty
• algid
• cooled
• wintry
• refrigerated
• bone-chilling
• subzero
• unheated
• coolish
• chilled
• coldish
• shivering
• subfreezing
• blizzardly
• numb
• benumbed

roasting

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verb

present participle of roast

as in teasing

to make fun of in a good-natured way

playfully roasting their mother for her choice of hat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teasing
• kidding
• joking
• razzing
• ribbing
• jiving
• chaffing
• riding
• rallying
• joshing
• bantering
• goofing on
• funning
• taking the mickey out of
• fooling
• stringing along
• jollying
• jesting
• wisecracking
• quipping
• yukking
• gagging
• japing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roasting

Verb

There’s a real buzz in the air, both from the eager Londoners queuing patiently for their order, and from the heady fumes of roasting beans—piled up like mountains of glossy jewels behind the counter. — Sarah Allard, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Jung, who immigrated with Park from Seoul in 2000, first began roasting coffee beans in a pan 10 years ago under the guidance of his brother, who owns a successful coffee roastery in Washington. — Lauren Ng, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

To ensure even browning, allow time for the oven to preheat and use a sheet pan instead of a roasting dish. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Rare Earth is best known for air-roasting its coffee beans, which removes the bitterness from the coffee, according to the company. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Chicken stock requires a little bit of roasting before the boiling process to bring out the flavors of the bones. — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026

Scrub it well under running water, and cook the skin on when roasting or baking potatoes or sweet potatoes rather than removing it before cooking. — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026

Black Briar, Chicago Black Briar marks Jimmy Papadopoulos’s return to dining, and the idea for the coal-roasting restaurant has been brewing in the chef’s mind for over 20 years. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026

The largest iron ore magnetization roasting project in the world, which can convert discarded mine tailings into high-grade iron concentrate, has begun operations in China. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026