It's so hot that you could cook an egg on the hood of a car.
Source: tatoeba (1688)
Hot
/hɒt/
Synonyms for "hot" (480 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (96)
Adjective(5 words)
abandonedablazeace-highactivatedafireanimalape aboutaphrodisiomaniacalapproachingapproximateapproximatingardentarm in armarm-in-armautoluminescentbadbakingbang upbang-upbanned
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bawdybelligerentblisteringboilingboiling overbonzerbossbreathlessbrickybriskbroilingbugs onbullyburningburning hotburning with excitementbut goodcanicularcardinalcarminecarnalcarnationcarneliancerisechafechargedcheek-by-jowlcherrycherry-coloredcherry-redclitoromaniacalclosecombustiblecommittedconcupiscentcontaminatedcontrabandcookcoolcordialcorkingcracked oncrackerjackcrazy aboutcrimsoncurrieddamaskdandydedicateddeliciousdeliriousdetectabledeterminabledevoteddevoutdirtydisappearingdiscernibledisclosablediscoverabledrunkducky
Strong matches (144)
eagerearnestebullientejaculatoryelectric-heatedelectrifiedenergeticenthusiasticeroticeroticomaniacalerotomaniacalestralestrousestrualexcitedexplosiveexposableexuberantfabfabulous
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faithfulfanaticfanaticalfebrileferruginousferventfervidfeveredfeverishfeverousfieryfindablefine and dandyfirefire-redflame-coloredflame-redflamingfleshlyflushedfomentfreaked-outfugitivegaga overgas-heatedgeargloriousglowinggoatishgone ongreatgrillinggroovygulesgynecomaniacalhand-in-handhard corehard-corehastyheartyheatheatedheavyhectichepped up overhethet uphigh-seasonedhigh-tensionhipped onhornyhot abouthot as firehot as hellhot as pepperhot bloodedhot uphot-air-heatedhot-bloodedhot-temperedhotheadedhotted uphunky doryhunky-doryhyperpyretichyperthermichysteromaniacalillegalimpassionedin a feverin earnestin flightin heatin mustin rutin the neighborhood ofincarminedinfectedinflamedinfraredintenseintentintent onintimateintoxicatediron-redirradiateditchingithyphallicjam-upjazzjazzed upjazzyjust dandykeenlake-coloredlakylasciviouslateritiouslecherouslewdlibidinouslickerishlike a furnacelike an ovenlivelively
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(7 words)
Noun(2 words)
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Related words (240)
lobster-redloyallubriciousluridlustfulmad aboutmadcapmaroonmarvelousmarvymeanmildminutemodernmullmustmustynearnear the marknearing
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nearishneatniftynighnighishnippynobbynuts aboutnuts onnymphomaniacalobsceneoil-heatedokokayon fireon the lamorgasmicorgasticout of sightout of this worldoverheatedoverwarmparchingpassionatepeachypeachy-keenpepperyperfervidpilferedpiping hotpiratedplagiarizedpoisonedport-winepredicamentpreheatpriapicpropinqueprostrateproximalproximateprurientpucepungentpunkpurloinedpyreticquickquick-temperedracyradiferousradioactivatedradioactiveradioluminescentragtimeragtimeyrandyrechaufferecookedredred hotred-dyedred-hotred-lookingreddenedreddishreddish-amberreddish-brownreheatedresoluterippingroastingrubicundrubiginousrubricrubricoserubyruby-coloredruby-redruddiedruddyrufescentrufousrumrunawayrustrust-redrustyruttingruttishruttysalacioussatyricscaldingscarletscorchingscrumptioussearingseasonedseethingsensationalsensualserioussex starvedsex-starvedsexualsexually excitedsexysharpshort-temperedside-by-sidesimmeringsinceresizzlingsizzling hotslap-upsmashingsmoking hotsmolderingsnappysolidsomething elsespicedspicyspiffingspiffyspiritedspottablespunkystammelstarry-eyed oversteamsteam-heatedsteamed up aboutsteamingsteamystokestolenstrongstunningsudorificsultrysummerysupersuperbsuperheatsuperheatedsweatingsweatyswellswelteringsweltryswingysyncopatedtangyterrifictile-redtitiantitian-redtoastingtorridtotally committedtoughtrendytropictropicalturned-onunrestrainedunsatisfiedvehementvermilionvicinalvigorousvinaceousvolcanicwarmwarm upwarmedwarmed overwarmed upwarmed-overwhite hotwhite-hotwild aboutwinewine-coloredwine-redwith a kickwizardzealouszestfulzestyzippy
Noun(4 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: spicy, abandoned, ablaze, ace-high, activated.
- Sentence evidence is available for hot, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "hot".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "hot"
Keep "hot" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "hot" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "hot", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "hot" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesMore specific
10 entriesCollocations
10 entrieshot button issuehot debatehot markethot off the presshot saucehot stovehot streakhot topichot waterhot weather
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
60 entriesShowing 16 of 60 words.
Translations
103 translations across 65 languages.
Ainu
1 entries- シㇼポㇷ゚ケ adj (of the weather)
Arabic
4 entries- حار adj (of the weather)
- حَارّ adj (of the weather)
- حَرَّان adj (of the weather)
- حَرَّان adj (of the weather)
Armenian
1 entries- շոգ adj (of the weather)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- isti adj (of the weather)
Bashkir
1 entries- эҫе adj (of the weather)
Belarusian
3 entries- гара́чы adj (of the weather)
- жа́ркі adj (of the weather)
- спяко́тны adj (of the weather)
Bikol Central
1 entries- mainit adj (of the weather)
Bulgarian
1 entries- горе́щ adj (of the weather)
Catalan
1 entries- fer calor adj (of the weather)
Cebuano
2 entries- alingaang adj (of the weather)
- init adj (of the weather)
Chinese
4 entries- жә adj (of the weather)
- 炎熱 /炎热 adj (of the weather)
- 熱 /热 adj (of the weather)
- 燒熱 /烧热 adj (of the weather)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 炎熱 /炎热 adj (of the weather)
- 熱 /热 adj (of the weather)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 炎熱 /炎热 adj (of the weather)
- 熱 /热 adj (of the weather)
Czech
1 entries- horký adj (of the weather)
Danish
2 entries- hed adj (of the weather)
- varm adj (of the weather)
Dutch
2 entries- heet adj (of the weather)
- warm adj (of the weather)
Esperanto
1 entries- varmega adj (of the weather)
Finnish
1 entries- kuuma adj (of the weather)
French
1 entries- faire chaud adj (of the weather)
Galician
1 entries- facer calor adj (of the weather)
Georgian
1 entries- ცხელი adj (of the weather)
German
2 entries- heiß adj (of the weather)
- warm adj (of the weather)
Greek
1 entries- κάνει ζέστη adj (of the weather)
Hindi
2 entries- गरम adj (of the weather)
- गर्म adj (of the weather)
Hote
1 entries- (thời tiết)nóng adj (of the weather)
Icelandic
1 entries- heitur adj (of the weather)
Indonesian
1 entries- panas adj (of the weather)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- گَرْم adj (of the weather)
Italian
2 entries- caldo adj (of the weather)
- fare caldo adj (of the weather)
Japanese
1 entries- 暑い adj (of the weather)
Jeju
1 entries- 덥다 adj (of the weather)
Kaingang
1 entries- rỹ adj (of the weather)
Kazakh
1 entries- ыстық adj (of the weather)
Korean
1 entries- 덥다 adj (of the weather)
Latvian
1 entries- karsts adj (of the weather)
Louisiana Creole
1 entries- sho adj (of the weather)
Macedonian
2 entries- врел adj (of the weather)
- жежок adj (of the weather)
Malay
1 entries- panas adj (of the weather)
Malayalam
1 entries- ചൂട് adj (of the weather)
Māori
1 entries- pūāhuru adj (of the weather)
Ngarrindjeri
1 entries- waldi adj (of the weather)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- het adj (of the weather)
- varm adj (of the weather)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- ایصی adj (of the weather)
- حرارتلو adj (of the weather)
- صیجاق adj (of the weather)
Pashto
2 entries- تودوخي adj (of the weather)
- ګرمي adj (of the weather)
Polish
2 entries- gorący adj (of the weather)
- upalny adj (of the weather)
Portuguese
2 entries- fazer calor adj (of the weather)
- quente adj (of the weather)
Quechua
3 entries- gonog adj (of the weather)
- goñi adj (of the weather)
- k'ajay adj (of the weather)
Romanian
1 entries- cald adj (of the weather)
Russian
2 entries- жа́ркий adj (of the weather)
- жа́рко adj (of the weather)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- vrȗć adj (of the weather)
- вру̑ћ adj (of the weather)
Slovak
1 entries- horúci adj (of the weather)
Slovene
1 entries- vroč adj (of the weather)
Spanish
4 entries- caluroso adj (of the weather)
- cálido adj (of the weather)
- estuoso adj (of the weather)
- hacer calor adj (of the weather)
Swedish
2 entries- het adj (of the weather)
- varm adj (of the weather)
Tajik
1 entries- гарм adj (of the weather)
Thai
1 entries- ร้อน adj (of the weather)
Turkish
1 entries- sıcak adj (of the weather)
Ukrainian
4 entries- гаря́чий adj (of the weather)
- жарки́й adj (of the weather)
- спе́чний adj (of the weather)
- спеко́тливий adj (of the weather)
Urdu
1 entries- گَرْم adj (of the weather)
Uzbek
1 entries- issiq adj (of the weather)
Vietnamese
2 entries- (thời tiết) nóng adj (of the weather)
- nóng adj (of the weather)
Volapük
1 entries- hitik adj (of the weather)
Yiddish
1 entries- הייס adj (of the weather)
Yoruba
1 entries- ooru mú adj (of the weather)
Zazaki
1 entries- germ (diq) adj (of the weather)
Sample sentences
70 total sentences available.
It is very hot today.
Source: tatoeba (1689)
Who wants some hot chocolate?
Source: tatoeba (1706)
The hot sun baked the ground dry.
Source: tatoeba (19231)
Showing 4 of 70 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "hot"?
Closest matches include spicy, abandoned, ablaze, ace-high, activated.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "hot"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.