What does "hotlist" mean?

A list of items of special interest (such as highest priority, likelihood, risk, or otherwise).

What is a synonym for "hotlist"?

Common synonyms include: blacklist, hit list, hot sheet, hot sheet, short list.

noun, verb

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Noun

1
A list of items of special interest (such as highest priority, likelihood, risk, or otherwise). idiomatic
"There were 22 schools on the hotlist to close, consolidate or be turned around."
2
A list of banned items. idiomatic
"The Hotlist is used to keep the cosmetic industry aware of substances that are restricted or prohibited in cosmetics"

Verb

1
To add something to such a list, or to be added to such a list. transitive
2
To blacklist. transitive
"one must also check that the certificate is not hot-listed by Its issuer"

"There were 22 schools on the hotlist to close, consolidate or be turned around."

From hot + list.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.