WARMS Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

warms

verb

present tense third-person singular of warm

as in heats

to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree you'll need to warm the food in the microwave

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as in pleases

to give satisfaction to my dance instructor's generous praise warmed my heart

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Recent Examples of warms The local bedrock — which has been soaking up heat all summer, and might be up to 70 or 80 degrees in the vicinity of those wells — now warms the water rather than cooling it. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026 Food waste decomposing in landfills emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas that warms the planet. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 As the weather warms and the sun comes out, so do the Deadheads. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026 The threat from heat is expected to grow significantly as the climate warms. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026 As the water warms, Rice targets ocean waters around Provincetown and Truro. — Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 And sea level rise is accelerating the more the planet warms, said Jayantha Obeysekera, head of Florida International University’s Sea Level Solutions Center. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Particularly strong and slow-moving heat domes are also possibly becoming more common as the world warms, though this is an area of active research. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 The pressure is now on for Europe to adapt to these searing summer temperatures as the continent warms faster than anywhere else in the world, bar the Arctic. — Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026

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Fahrenheit and Celsius In general, the average hair dryer heats between 80 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit (that’s about 26 to 60 degrees Celsius).

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Microwaving heats butter unevenly, causing some areas to melt while others remain too cold.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of heats

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Coastal decor darling Serena & Lily brings you the Pacifica modular collection to suit any configuration that pleases you.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
For something more substantial, Ramsey’s pleases both vegetarians and meat eaters with options such as BBQ brisket sandwich with homemade onion straws or Zucchini Noodle Thai Bowl.

— Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of pleases

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In addition to the scents currently available at Walmart, Dove will release additional Target-exclusive holiday delights later this fall.

— Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Tartine is fittingly tucked inside a former funeral home chapel, where breakfast delights such as golden pastries, fresh breads and fruity jams are heaven on Earth.

— Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of delights

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Central to the reorganization is an institutional separation between standard setting and conformity assessment—the process used to determine whether a product, facility or company satisfies those standards.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
In two or more dimensions, both of these lines count as fractals — that’s because a line takes up no area and leaves most of the surrounding space empty, which satisfies the condition of having many holes.

— Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026