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Sweltering synonyms

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sultry
Oppressively hot and moist; close; sweltering
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  1. Oppressively hot and moist; close; sweltering
  2. Extremely hot; torrid:
  3. Very humid and hot:
humid
Full of water vapor; damp; moist
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  1. Full of water vapor; damp; moist
ardent
Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate:
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  1. Expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate:
  2. Burning; fiery.
  3. Warm or intense in feeling; passionate
baking
(Figuratively) Of a person, the weather, or an object, very hot.
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  1. (Figuratively) Of a person, the weather, or an object, very hot.
  2. Intended for use in baking.
blistering
Very hot
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  1. Very hot
  2. Intensely hot:
  3. Very hot
boiling
Very angry or upset; seething.
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  1. Very angry or upset; seething.
  2. Heated to or past the boiling point:
burning
Characterized by intense emotion; passionate:
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  1. Characterized by intense emotion; passionate:
  2. That burns
  3. Marked by flames or intense heat:
fiery
Like fire; glaring, hot, etc.
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  1. Like fire; glaring, hot, etc.
  2. Consisting of or containing fire.
  3. Torridly hot.
heated
Provided with a heater
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  1. Provided with a heater
  2. Made warm or hot
  3. Angry; vehement; impassioned:
hot
Requiring immediate action or attention:
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  1. Requiring immediate action or attention:
  2. (Music) Of, relating to, or being an emotionally charged style of performance marked by strong rhythms and improvisation:
  3. Unusually lucky:
red-hot
Very excited, angry, ardent, etc.
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  1. Very excited, angry, ardent, etc.
  2. Heated, as with excitement, anger, or enthusiasm:
  3. Glowing hot; very hot.
scalding
Emotionally painful or traumatic:
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  1. Emotionally painful or traumatic:
  2. Causing a burning sensation like that of hot liquid on the skin:
  3. Hot enough to scald the skin:
sultry
Very humid and hot:
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  1. Very humid and hot:
  2. Oppressively hot and moist; close; sweltering
  3. Hot or inflamed, as with passion or lust
torrid
Scorching; burning:
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  1. Scorching; burning:
  2. Dried by or subjected to intense heat, esp. of the sun; scorched; parched; arid
  3. So hot as to be parching or oppressive; scorching
Find another word for sweltering. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sweltering, like: scorching, sultry, humid, close, hot, ardent, baking, blistering, boiling, broiling and burning.

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  • The majority of snakes are active during the day, their energy increasing with the increasing temperature; whilst some delight in the moist sweltering heat of dense tropical vegetation, others expose themselves to the fiercest rays of the midday sun.

  • When summer arrives, the season is dictated by little more than sweltering heat and the desire to stay as cool as possible.

  • During World War II, however, when soldiers found themselves working hard in sweltering climates, it became common to use them solely as outerwear.

  • It's raining outside and I'm still sweltering.

  • They're the symbols of frivolity and the sultry sex appeal you only find in the hottest clubs in Miami on a sweltering evening, where music's pumping as hard as your heart, and the moonlight's making everyone glow.

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