red-hot

Examples

• All

• Red-hot rods of anger shot through Casimir's arms.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Our team is red-hot

  Cats & Dogs (2001)

• The creation/evolution argument will never be won, but we're obviously giving it a red-hot go!

  Blog text (5)

• I'm tellin' you, I'm red-hot.

  The Dream Team (1989)

• His red-hot heart fueled the metamorphosis.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Abe's lovemaking had always been so rushed and cold, but the red-hot connection she felt with Liam was different from anything she'd ever known.

  Fiction book (2002)

• And all the red-hot rage in Iris settled on the woman; she could have killed her; it was the woman's fault, the bitch, that this awful thing had happened to Theo, and her fault that Theo would never love Iris again.

  Fiction book (1990)

• This week's road game against a respectable Cincinnati pass defense will provide a better test of Decker's reliability than last week's home game against the Saints' welcome-mat secondary, but with Manning so red-hot, Decker figures to have another busy day.

  Blog text (18)

• Hindenburg stars' red-hot romance sparks controversy: Actors Bruno di Blase and Greta Woolston wed in a media firestorm...

  Fiction book (2002)

• The crowd was filled with red-hot enthusiasm as the team took the field.

Synonyms

H

hot

vsred-hot

108 1.6

Full of strong activity and excitement

focuses on intense feeling but in a broader or visual sense

F

fiery

vsred-hot

64 3.5

Full of strong, often angry feelings

centres on enthusiasm more than angry quick reactions

W

warm

vsred-hot

27 2.8

Showing strong feelings that appear quickly

describes strong intense passion rather than the gentler liveliness

F

feverish

vsred-hot

9 3.8

Full of strong excitement and hurried activity

is about strong passion without the frantic or sickly sense

R

red-blooded

vsred-hot

• Informal

9 5.8

Full of lively energy and strong feelings

is about emotional passion rather than physical vigor and robustness

F

fevered

vsred-hot

7 5.3

Excited and hurried because of strong feelings

is passionate but calmer or less agitated in tone

H

hot-blooded

vsred-hot

7 5.6

Easily feeling strong anger or excitement

is intensely enthusiastic but not necessarily quick to anger

B

burnin'

vsred-hot

• Slang

3 9.9

Having strong energy and excitement, as in a music performance

applies to general passion rather than only music or shows

W

white-hot

vsred-hot

3 5.8

Very strong feeling or energy that shows great passion and draws attention

is intense but not necessarily at the extreme peak

S

sizzling

vsred-hot

• Informal

1 3.9

Very exciting and full of strong feeling

is the neutral description of that same intensity

H

hotter than a pistol

vsred-hot

• Archaic

1 9.9

Being very active and popular right now

expresses passion generally rather than slangy bravado

H

heated

vsred-hot

4.2

A discussion full of strong feelings and anger

focuses on passionate interest or excitement rather than angry debate

F

flaming

vsred-hot

4.8

Showing very strong feeling, often suddenly

is passionate but usually steadier and less explosive

Antonyms

I

indifferent

46 4.4

Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something

A

apathetic

24 6.8

Not showing much interest or energy

How Enthusiastic

red-hot

3 4.0

enthusiastic

175 2.7

engaged

3.4

interested

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology