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

Tortoises routinely seek shade under dense bushes, vanish into mangroves, or shelter from the scorching equatorial sun. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

There’s the brutal heat; the skin destroying UV-rays of that miserable, scorching, eye-blinding sun; the constant allergy/sinusitis issues that NEVER let up; the smothering humidity. — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

There’s the brutal heat; the skin-destroying UV rays of that miserable, scorching, eye-blinding sun; the constant allergy/sinusitis issues that never let up; the smothering humidity. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Welcome to our selection of the most scorching titles headed to MIPCOM this year, The Deadline Dozen. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

On Christmas Day, Neon will weigh in with the best of the three, Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, a humorous and ultimately horrifying account of 20 years of AI evolution and a scorching portrait of OpenAI founder Sam Altman. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

The Supreme Court will open its new term Monday by hearing arguments on whether the oil and gas industry may be forced to pay damages for the scorching heat waves, wildfires and droughts that are blamed on climate change. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Unlike in Baku last week, here the tires need to be kept as cool as possible to work the best and last the longest, because Sepang’s rough track surface and long corners really raise temperatures in what is generally a scorching location. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Reflecting on that pivotal moment during an interview on a scorching hot July day in east London, Raye recalls how her pain drove her to speak out. — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

Verb

That was the update last week at a meeting of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG), a confab of scientists whose research interests focus on the scorching world just sunward from Earth. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Check between presses to avoid overheating or scorching the fabric. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

When Cody Turcotte arrived to fight a wildfire scorching homes in Spokane, Washington, last month, there weren't enough people at the scene to control it. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

These hardy plants withstand extreme weather, from scorching heat to harsh winters. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 16 Sep. 2026

But huge wildfires like 2020’s Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires are scorching landscapes beyond recovery. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2026

Only one other spacecraft, NASA’s Messenger, has explored the puzzling, scorching planet that is just a little bigger than our moon. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Prolonged periods of drought are scorching French pastures, leeching them of their usual lush green vitality and leaving behind parched, lifeless yellow fields. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Over the course of a dry, scorching summer in Florida, several South Florida cities set new records for summer heat. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026