Synonyms of scorching

scorching 1 of 2

adjective

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature

we keep indoors as much as possible during the day so as to avoid the scorching summer heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

scorching

2 of 2

verb

present participle of scorch

1

as in charring

to burn on the surface

the picnickers kept scorching their marshmallows, deliberately sticking their skewers into the licking flames of the campfire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charring
• searing
• baking
• singeing
• lighting
• igniting
• kindling
• firing
• inflaming
• incinerating
• scalding
• scathing
• cremating

2

as in drying

to make dry

weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drying
• searing
• parching
• baking
• draining
• dehydrating
• desiccating
• evaporating
• dehumidifying
• shriveling
• withering
• mummifying
• air-drying
• wizening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wetting
• washing
• flooding
• watering
• soaking
• saturating
• drowning
• overflowing
• drenching
• bathing
• dousing
• inundating
• sopping
• moistening
• damping
• dampening
• hydrating
• deluging
• dipping
• waterlogging
• sousing
• submerging
• swamping
• humidifying
• dunking
• rehydrating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scorching

Adjective

Problems concerning infrastructure, investment, distribution and regulation have all compounded the effects of Britain’s scorching summer, forcing the government to consider its plans for a water crisis more carefully. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026

For the first time since early July, weather service experts say OC residents should experience some cooler temperatures, a welcome relief from the scorching, humid weather that has been lingering over the area. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026

On Saturday, the model, who is expecting her second child with her husband Christian McCaffrey, shared an update on her pregnancy style evolution amid a scorching summer heat wave. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026

At the Jersey Shore, the heat index hit a scorching 109 degrees on Friday. — Max Golembo, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

And when scorching days are followed by nights that never cool, the body doesn’t have a chance to recover. — Kathy Baughman McLeod, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

The scorching temperatures are being driven by a heat dome, according to previous reporting by The Sacramento Bee. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Best Cooling Linen Clothes on Amazon With much of the country dealing with another round of scorching temperatures, staying cool is still top of mind. — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

The change comes amid recent scorching temperatures plaguing Californians statewide — temperatures that can pose a threat to their health. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Verb

Pyroclastic flows – fast-moving clouds of scorching gas, ash, and rock – could devastate territory near the caldera. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

The event unfolded against the backdrop of scorching summer temperatures and wildfires, and Spanish officials rolled out a large public safety campaign. — Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

The scorching temperatures and persistent droughts in June and July mutually reinforced each other to create a hot weather spiral, according to Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Reviewers love these striped pants for their soft fabric that’s equal parts flattering and breathable, even in scorching temps. — Kate Boswell, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

Offering optimal freedom of movement and endless styling, the Lomon Wide-leg Capri Pants instantly elevate any outfit while keeping you cool and comfortable on scorching travel days when any other bottoms start to cling. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

In the town of Megara, 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Athens, rescue organizer Elena Dede said the local volunteer effort saved more than 280 animals, mostly dogs, during scorching heat and high winds. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

When Etna’s close companion handler Jason is killed after four years in earth-scorching combat, Etna sets out to rediscover his coastal puppyhood home in an unnamed region (Yoon’s details suggest Korea) across a wasteland strewn with refugee camps. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

The scorching Afrofuturist dystopian nightmare that told of decades of oppression to come (and of centuries past mired in it), was lost to time. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 July 2026