Synonyms for Hot

Top synonyms for “hot”: blistering, live, raging, red-hot, spicy, active, baking, baking hot, and 59 more below.

Definitions

1. (adjective)marked by excited activity
   “a hot week on the stock market”
2. (adjective)charged or energized with electricity
   “a hot wire”
3. (adjective)having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
   “hot fuel rods”
4. (adjective)of a seeker; very near to the object sought
   “you are hot”
5. (adjective)having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
   “hot for travel”
6. (adjective)very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
   “a hot sports car”
7. (adjective)newly made
   “a hot scent”
8. (adjective)very good; often used in the negative
   “he's hot at math but not so hot at history”
9. (adjective)used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
   “hot stove”
10. (adjective)extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
    “a hot temper”
11. (adjective)recently stolen or smuggled
    “hot merchandise”
12. (adjective)having or bringing unusually good luck
    “hot at craps”

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).