Synonyms of swelter

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noun

as in sweat

a state of nervous or irritated concern

the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sweat
• panic
• huff
• fuss
• fret
• stew
• tizzy
• swivet
• dither
• lather
• fluster
• pother
• twitter
• delirium
• hysteria
• pique
• dudgeon
• agitation
• ado
• bother
• alarm
• alarum
• nervous breakdown
• hand-wringing
• furor
• distraction
• uproar

swelter

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verb

as in to melt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• melt
• scorch
• cook
• bake
• roast
• broil
• flicker
• char
• smolder
• smoulder
• waver
• sputter
• light (up)
• radiate
• spark
• gutter
• brighten
• beam
• flare (up)
• ignite
• beat (down)
• glisten
• glare
• kindle
• shine
• fire
• shimmer
• glow
• gleam
• sparkle
• glimmer
• glitter
• flash
• deflagrate
• flame
• twinkle
• blaze
• burn
• combust
• scintillate
• glint
• catch
• enkindle

Examples of swelter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Fourth on the Washington Monument grounds has often been a day that is celebrated amid substantial swelter. —Martin Weil, Washington Post, 5 July 2024

Southeast to see sizzling temperatures too As the West swelters, oppressive heat and humidity will begin to shift eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast for the end of the week. —Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 5 July 2024

Verb

In the meantime, students like Nick Garcia continue to swelter. —Joan Meiners and Katie Worth, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024

The six-episode limited series from William Oldroyd and adapted from Alice Feeney’s novel is set in the sweltering heat of Atlanta where Anna (Thompson) lives in haunting reclusivity and is fading away from her friends and career as a journalist. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024