Synonyms of scalding

scalding 1 of 2

adjective

ˈskȯl-diŋ 

1

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature

the scalding water of a geyser

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in satiric

marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings

scalding reviews for the overproduced horror movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• satiric
• sarcastic
• acid
• acidic
• barbed
• biting
• caustic
• corrosive
• scathing
• acrid
• cutting
• sardonic
• pungent
• mordant
• acerbic
• acidulous
• sharp
• tart
• ironic
• harsh
• sour
• snarky
• cynical
• cross
• dry
• acerb
• severe
• blunt
• smart-aleck
• brisk
• smart-mouthed
• smart-alecky
• spiky
• concise
• trenchant
• incisive
• poignant
• wry
• bitter
• vitriolic
• flippant
• abrupt
• acrimonious
• stringent
• sourish
• keen
• facetious
• tartish
• gruff
• curt
• sharp-tongued
• crisp
• pithy
• brusque
• terse
• resentful
• backhanded
• succinct
• rough
• tongue-in-cheek
• insincere
• snippy
• snippety

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mild
• amusing
• gentle
• playful
• merry
• bland
• droll
• waggish
• smooth
• diplomatic
• sportive
• polite
• cordial
• hospitable
• good-natured
• urbane
• genial
• gracious
• good-humored
• affable
• sociable
• suave

scalding

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verb

present participle of scald

1

as in lacerating

Related Words

• lacerating
• bruising
• tearing
• battering
• scathing
• damaging
• blowing out
• injuring
• scarring
• wounding
• harming
• gashing
• straining
• hurting
• bloodying
• cutting
• goring
• mutilating
• contusing
• grazing
• nicking
• maiming
• mangling
• creasing
• crippling
• tormenting
• torturing
• afflicting
• hamstringing
• laming
• abusing
• maltreating
• impairing
• scraping
• spoiling
• marring
• laying up
• aggrieving
• blemishing

Dissimilar Words

• healing
• fixing
• curing
• remedying
• mending

2

as in scorching

Related Words

• scorching
• searing
• roasting
• charring
• baking
• burning
• cooking
• parching
• thawing
• firing
• reheating
• superheating
• heating
• overheating
• rewarming
• toasting
• warming
• hotting (up)

Dissimilar Words

• cooling
• chilling
• refrigerating
• freezing
• icing
• frosting
• supercooling

3

as in simmering

Related Words

• simmering
• boiling
• steaming
• poaching
• parboiling
• stewing
• coddling
• pressure-cooking
• braising
• smothering
• reboiling
• fricasseeing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scalding

Adjective

There is an anti-scalding handle, so your hand is protected and a steam outlet to let off any high pressure steam to protect yourself. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 2 Apr. 2021

One man placed in a scalding bath or shower went to the hospital with second-degree burns. — Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2020

But Reimann achieves an exemplary balance by alternating his scalding eruptions of vocal power (which in general are sparsely accompanied, sometimes by percussion alone) with full-throttle tutti blasts from the orchestra. — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2019

Two weeks ago, family and friends laid to rest Malachi Lawson, the 4-year-old who was burned in a scalding bath, his body then tossed in a dumpster. — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2019