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

Set during a scorching summer at Brussels’ largest housing estate, Cité Modèle, the story follows three intertwining narratives within one family. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

For example, just recently, Musk publicly scolded the CEO of Delta in a scorching post on X when the airline did not partner with Starlink to provide Wi-Fi on Delta flights. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Large areas of Europe saw scorching temperatures this summer, with widespread wildfires, and at least 35,000 excess deaths thought to have been linked to the heat. — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

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

Verb

For 15 minutes our sauna master, Kyan Van Haasteren, a young, blond Dutchman, theatrically waved a towel over scorching sauna stones to waft steam toward me and 32 other guests. — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026

Perilous jungles, scorching deserts and frozen tundra slowed him down, but bureaucratic holdups brought his adventure to a halt for long periods. — Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Perilous jungles, scorching deserts and frozen tundra slowed him down, but bureaucratic red tape often brought his adventure to a halt for long periods. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Its advanced technology generates precise light pulses that cut through delicate materials such as computer chips and human tissue without scorching surrounding tissue. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Tina Snow thrives in the winter, but Megan Thee Stallion is scorching in October. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

Stir often but gently to prevent scorching without overworking the potatoes, which can turn them gluey. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026

Mint does not like to dry out or overheat, so keep plants watered and provide shade during scorching summer afternoons. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2026

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