Synonyms of red-hot

red-hot 1 of 2

adjective

ˈred-ˈhät 

1

as in modern

being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles

this red-hot sports car uses the latest technology for its engine design

Synonyms & Similar Words

• modern
• new
• contemporary
• current
• fashionable
• stylish
• hot
• designer
• latest
• modernistic
• newfangled
• new age
• ultramodern
• present-day
• state-of-the-art
• modernized
• up-to-date
• futuristic
• up-to-the-minute
• mod
• recent
• space-age
• new-fashioned
• updated
• last
• now
• nouvelle
• in
• modish
• happening
• high-tech
• latter-day

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• old-time
• old-fashioned
• old
• ancient
• former
• archaic
• antiquated
• past
• out-of-date
• hoary
• fusty
• historical
• historic
• anachronistic
• venerable
• age-old
• antediluvian
• musty
• late
• dated
• bygone
• antique
• olden
• aged
• retro
• passé
• retrograde
• obsolete
• oldfangled
• outmoded
• outworn
• old-world
• discarded
• disused
• remote
• timeless
• forgotten
• unmodernized
• ageless
• kaput
• moth-eaten
• dateless

2

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature

don't touch the stove—it's red-hot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boiling
• searing
• hot
• burning
• molten
• white-hot
• red
• fiery
• heated
• torrid
• scorching
• fervent
• superheated
• fervid
• sweltering
• warmed
• sultry
• ardent
• broiling
• warm
• roasting
• scalding
• blazing
• piping hot
• sizzling
• glowing
• seething
• ultrahot
• igneous
• overheated
• tropical
• steamy
• feverish
• reheated
• toasty
• inflamed
• flushed
• warmish
• snug
• muggy
• summery
• summerlike
• canicular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cold
• icy
• frigid
• frozen
• glacial
• ice-cold
• bitter
• freezing
• iced
• arctic
• cool
• chilly
• chill
• snappy
• frosty
• cooled
• nippy
• snowy
• algid
• bone-chilling
• wintry
• subzero
• chilled
• coolish
• unheated
• coldish
• refrigerated
• shivering
• subfreezing
• numb
• benumbed
• blizzardly

3

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling

red-hot calls to action from both supporters and opponents of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passionate
• warm
• passional
• fervent
• intense
• fiery
• emotional
• ardent
• glowing
• charged
• blazing
• religious
• burning
• demonstrative
• torrid
• enthusiastic
• flaming
• superheated
• fervid
• impassioned
• incandescent
• feverish
• perfervid
• vehement
• hot-blooded
• warm-blooded
• on fire
• sloppy
• zealous
• sentimental
• sugary
• saccharine
• histrionic
• mushy
• mawkish
• melodramatic
• obsessed
• sappy
• uninhibited
• infatuated
• gushy
• keen
• gung ho
• frenzied
• enamored
• schmaltzy
• gushing
• maudlin
• orgiastic
• unrestrained
• unreserved
• overheated
• overexcited
• overemotional

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cold
• cool
• dry
• dispassionate
• impassive
• objective
• detached
• impersonal
• unemotional
• emotionless
• reserved
• undemonstrative

4

as in favorite

enjoying widespread favor or approval

a show that is this year's red-hot sitcom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• favorite
• fashionable
• popular
• popularized
• hot
• large
• pop
• big
• happening
• famous
• desirable
• vogue
• in
• crowd-pleasing
• faddish
• preferred
• modish
• voguish
• legendary
• faddy
• fabulous
• prominent
• celebrated
• notorious
• famed
• renowned
• selected
• du jour
• liked
• fabled
• outstanding
• important
• notable
• remarkable
• semipopular
• leading
• noted
• well-known
• wanted
• significant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unpopular
• out
• unfashionable
• rejected
• disliked
• despised
• hated
• unimportant
• detested
• insignificant
• unknown
• washed-up
• obscure
• unexceptional
• anonymous
• nameless
• inconspicuous
• indistinguished

red hot

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noun

as in partisan

one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause

the inflammatory language favored by the red hots is simply polarizing voters and stifling all dialogue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• partisan
• militant
• true believer
• activist
• crusader
• advocate
• supporter
• fanatic
• lover
• fan
• dreamer
• zealot
• ideologue
• champion
• promoter
• disciple
• sucker
• patron
• fool
• follower
• enthusiast
• bug
• idealist
• visionary
• freak
• apostle
• maniac
• addict
• idolizer
• junkie
• booster
• hound
• buff
• devotee
• fancier
• evangelist
• nut
• votary
• fiend
• stalwart
• aficionado
• hanger-on
• head
• cultist
• backer
• maven
• habitué
• faddist
• rooter
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonmilitant
• dilettante
• dabbler

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of red-hot

Adjective

In his autobiography, Olivier admits to feeling guilt and self-loathing over the red-hot affair, especially since his wife was pregnant with their son Tarquin. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Kaia Gerber put an itty-bitty twist on one of her mom Cindy Crawford’s most iconic red-hot gowns. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

Economic growth has also been on solid footing, though an increasing share of it has been driven by red-hot spending on AI — some of which is now being propelled by credit. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

The wild-card order is in significantly more limbo, with the Cubs and Phillies sporting identical 83-67 records in the top two spots, and the red-hot Padres now just 1 1/2 games behind them. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026