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

Code Black, with seven locations, has been roasting beans since 2012. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

When roasting, grilling, or air-frying, crispy skin can happen naturally. — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026

McCormack trained at Mill City Roasters in Minneapolis, and had been blending and roasting coffees from his home since early 2020. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

The versatile workhorse is ideal for a variety of cooking needs, like braising short ribs, simmering soups, roasting whole chickens, and slow-cooking lentils. — Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026

Drew Afualo has become well-known for roasting misogynists online. — Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 July 2026

Kids can also earn destination-specific badges through the Montage Merits program by completing activities such as wildlife spotting and roasting s’mores. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 14 July 2026

That was a mild day for the time, but 250 years later, the city is absolutely roasting. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Those who turn to methods like broiling and roasting when cooking will be prone to more buildup in their oven, Murphy explains, due to the way heat breaks down oil and fat. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 July 2026