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

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

Growing up, Williford heard stories of ancestors catching giant grasshoppers, wrapping them in a maple leaf, adding a berry, then roasting them in fire and eating them like popcorn. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Indirect grilling is more akin to roasting or baking than to direct grilling. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 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

Trickle it atop biscuit dough, or sprinkle it over veggies before roasting for what might be the world’s most delicious side dish. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

According to the department, the group had been roasting marshmallows on a Flikr Fire device, a tabletop fireplace fueled with rubbing alcohol, per NBC 7 San Diego and the LA Times. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

From baking cookies to roasting chicken, your oven gets a lot of use during the week. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026