WHITE-HOT Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

white-hot

adjective

ˈ(h)wīt-ˈhät

Definition of white-hot

as in searing

having a notably high temperature the molten mass was still white-hot when the glassblower began to work his magic

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Recent Examples of white-hot When the quartet collides in the film’s climactic fight, each has his own motivation and a reason to feel white-hot, incandescent rage. — Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026 But this summer of white-hot IPOs—SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic—could be the crucial moment where the lights flicker on. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 11 June 2026 This was to be a final rendering of judgment on the young but still green Spurs, facing the white-hot Knicks. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 June 2026 But by the time ’28 rolls around, this is gonna be the white-hot top issue. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for white-hot

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Even with no rate increase, though, Tulsa electric bills would be spiking this year because of searing summer heat, with more than twice the average number of triple-digit days.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Clock hands circle predictably and calendar pages turn on schedule, but internally, within our bodies, minds and hearts, time is a whole different thing — discontinuous, wondrous, searing.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of searing

Adjective

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

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As seen above, even a hot pink top welcomes a playful edge to a classic plaid midi-skirt and chunky boots.

— India Roby, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2026
In May, officials in Kern County alone also reported a 42% loss in cherry production this year due to a hot stretch in March followed by April rain accounting for a total loss of more than $13 million for growers.

— Jonathan Destler, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of hot

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Prosecutors said some of the money was used for recruiting new members and purchasing Ku Klux Klan robes and materials for cross-burning ceremonies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

Definition of burning

Adjective

These eruptions are cryovolcanic rather than conventional molten-rock eruptions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
That electric arc generates enough heat to melt metal at a joint between two metal parts, which allows the two parts to be combined once the molten metal has solidified again.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

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