Sudorific

/ˌs(j)uːdəˈɹɪfɪk/

Synonyms for "sudorific" (56 found)

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Closest matches (12)

Strong matches (16)

Adjective(2 words)
drenched with sweatebullientfeverishflushedgrillingheatedhothot as firehot as hellin a sweatlike a furnacelike an ovenoverheatedoverwarm

Related words (28)

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: ardent, baking, bathed in sweat, beaded with sweat, blistering.
  • Sentence evidence is available for sudorific, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist

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  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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When not to replace "sudorific"

Keep "sudorific" 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.

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Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

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2. Tune tone

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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

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Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

[...] I took my leave of them, & 'ran like a Lamp-lighter', the rest of the way to the Theatre; and in a most violent perspiration, clambered into the Shilling Gallery, where scarcely I cᵈ gain admission, the rest of the House being extremely crowded, wᶜʰ did not diminish the sudorific state of my person.

Source: wiktionary

Fear, the product of guilt, is a true night-plant. Like some of those gigantic fungi the botanists tell of, it springs up in the dark, and in an hour of restless tossing, sudorific, horripilating wretchedness, canopies our bed with a phantom toad-stool of gigantic size. The load that the conscience can jauntily stagger under in the broad light of day, [...] will, in the gloom and silence of the night, wear its bearer to his knees.

Source: wiktionary

The treatment of the "Charity [Hôpital de la Charité, Paris]," as administered now, consists in an assemblage of numerous substances endowed with different properties. It is as follows: First day, cassia water; simple sudorific ptisan, purgative clyster in the morning, anodyne clyster in the evening, theriaca one ounce, opium 1 gr.

Source: wiktionary

That the skin is much affected under the sense of great fear, we see in the marvellous and inexplicable manner in which perspiration immediately exudes from it. This exudation is all the more remarkable, as the surface is then cold, and hence the term a cold sweat; whereas, the sudorific glands are properly excited into action when the surface is heated.

Source: wiktionary

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Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "sudorific"?

Closest matches include ardent, baking, bathed in sweat, beaded with sweat, blistering.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "sudorific"?

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