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

French Champagne production is expected to fall by nearly half in 2026 due to a scorching heat wave that swept across the country, significantly harming crops. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026

And then there is one more heave and a scorching second equaliser. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

The institute now plans to use these heat-blocking fabrics for building exteriors, roadside facilities, and international transit markets facing their own scorching summers. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026

Much of that was due to the scorching heat throughout the Southland, which reached a heat index about 100 at the Coliseum on Saturday. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Amid a scorching stretch, Bregman ends the month with his lifetime total now sitting at two. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

The house was more of an idea and less of a real shelter, as the wooden walls did not provide any cover from the winter cold or the scorching heat of the summer. — Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Expect a scorching start to September in Washington DC, where a heat wave will bring high temperatures and humidity. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

The mission will send a satellite to space and back to collect data on the scorching experience of reentering Earth's atmosphere. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

The Ross Fire in Palo Pinto County has been fully extinguished after burning for 23 days and scorching roughly 90,000 acres across North Texas. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 17 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

The Ross wildfire currently scorching two North Texas counties was caused by a vehicle or other equipment on a roadside, officials with the Texas A&M Forest Service have determined. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 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

The fire pit burns real wood—no propane needed—and does so without scorching the ground or creating a cloud of smoke. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026