SUPERHEATED Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈsü-pər-ˌhē-təd

Definition of superheated

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature certain superheated liquids change to gas with almost explosive violence

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as in warm

having or expressing great depth of feeling a superheated, rancorous argument on how the child should be raised

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verb

past tense of superheat

as in heated

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Recent Examples of superheated

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Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026 Marzocchi says the data suggest that, for now, the tremors are more the result of gases pushing superheated water up through the earth, rather than magma rising. — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025 Engineers determined that a carbon composite insulator, or heat shield, inside the nozzle failed to protect the nozzle's metallic structure from the superheated exhaust coming from the booster. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for superheated

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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025

Definition of boiling

Verb

In 2023 a team using eROSITA, an x-ray telescope launched in 2019, found evidence of a plasma shell structure heated to more than eight million degrees Celsius, but the telltale glow remained elusive.

— Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
The 16-mile-wide (26 kilometer) giant of a comet spends its life journeying back and forth between the outer and inner solar system, where its frigid body is heated by the sun, triggering dramatic outbursts of activity.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of heated

Adjective

Von Carolsfeld doesn’t attempt a sweeping indictment of the criminal justice system, but rather produces a devastatingly accurate portrait of the searing human complicity that allows some monsters to roam free.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
If random disclosure of common-sense-defying detail is your idea of a searing, poignant journey into the light of faith, there’s more where that came from.

— Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of searing

Adjective

That Beyoncé slot came off the back of a firm but passionate letter Nia wrote to protest the lack of a dance-music category at the UK’s MOBO awards.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
This success contrasts sharply with the struggling Mets, despite both being NYC franchises with passionate fans.

— Robert Reiss, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of passionate

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In her album, Jenny Sweet portrays them as mothers angry at how humans have warmed their waters, turning them into lobsters in a pot being boiled alive by climate change.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Upstairs, a large primary suite warmed by a vintage fireplace with a wood mantle is joined by a cozy sitting room and two additional bedrooms that share a bath.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

Definition of warmed

Adjective

Why bench Rebekah Gardner, the team’s best perimeter defender, against Indiana (with Fiebich unavailable) when Kelsey Mitchell has been absolutely molten lately?

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Beyond this, next generation reactor technologies, several of which are being deployed, use coolants such as helium, molten salt, and liquid metal instead of water.

— Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of molten

Adjective

His plan, scheduled for a vote at the Beach commission on Wednesday after two years of often-intense debate and revision, comes in the prosaic form of a technical zoning change.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Criticism from the political left was, predictably, swift and intense.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of intense

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