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furnace-like

furnace-like

4.5
Extremely hot, like the inside of an oven
  • adjective
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  • The furnace-like heat made it unbearable to stay outside for too long.

Examples

  • The furnace-like conditions have aggravated what was already the worst U.S. drought in more than five decades.

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  • She stepped into the furnace-like room and immediately started sweating.

  • During the summer, the furnace-like temperatures can be exhausting for everyone.

Synonyms

hot
vsfurnace-like
1.0

Having a high temperature and able to burn your skin

refers to the extreme industrial-style heat and greater intensity than simple warmth
fiery
vsfurnace-like
44 3.6

Very hot and like burning flames

places emphasis on raw intense heat like an industrial source rather than burning action
red-hot
vsfurnace-like
6 4.1

So warm it glows red

is overall extreme heat like from an industrial source rather than only visible glow
sizzling
vsfurnace-like
3 3.4

Very hot and making a hissing sound

describes stronger, deeper industrial heat rather than surface heat and hiss
baking hot
vsfurnace-like
  • UK
1 3.4

Feels very hot, like you are inside an oven

means stronger industrial-scale heat rather than domestic enclosed warmth
firelike
vsfurnace-like
4.4

Having the bright red or orange color of fire

focuses on intense overall heat from an industrial source rather than mere appearance
flame-like
vsfurnace-like
4.1

Having the bright, moving look of a small fire

refers to intense, deep industrial heat rather than just shape or color
ovenlike
vsfurnace-like
4.4

Feels very hot and stuffy, like the inside of an oven

denotes much greater industrial heat intensity rather than mere stuffy warmth
hot as Hades
vsfurnace-like
  • Informal
8.4

Very hot, with high temperature or strong spice

is a literal comparison to industrial-scale heat rather than a colloquial phrase

Antonyms

608 1.0

A fairly low temperature that feels pleasant

100 1.0

A bit cold in a way that feels uncomfortable

How Hot

furnace-like
4.5
searing
4.1
scorching
3.7
hot
1.0
warm
1.0

Surface Forms

furnace-like positive

Morphology

furnace-like = furnace (transparent) = furnace + like

Formed by the noun 'furnace' plus the adjectival suffix '-like', meaning 'resembling or having the qualities of a furnace', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Furnace-like comes from furnace, a word for a very hot 'oven', and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So furnace-like means 'similar to a very hot oven', which is why we use it to describe extreme heat.