SUPERHEATED Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈsü-pər-ˌhē-təd

Definition of superheated

as in boiling

having a notably high temperature certain superheated liquids change to gas with almost explosive violence

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as in warm

having or expressing great depth of feeling a superheated, rancorous argument on how the child should be raised

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verb

past tense of superheat

as in heated

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Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026 Marzocchi says the data suggest that, for now, the tremors are more the result of gases pushing superheated water up through the earth, rather than magma rising. — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025 Engineers determined that a carbon composite insulator, or heat shield, inside the nozzle failed to protect the nozzle's metallic structure from the superheated exhaust coming from the booster. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for superheated

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More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025

Definition of boiling

Adjective

This luxe accent chair invites fall into your home with its rich velvet upholstery and warm cinnamon shade.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026
The temperature on Monday reached 81 degrees Fahrenheit in the evening with an average humidity level of 72 percent — warm but not unbearable.

— Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of warm

Verb

Understanding Your Induction Cooktop Induction cooking is much different from gas or electric cooking because, with an induction cooktop, the cookware is heated directly through electromagnetic induction.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Last month, as the political debate around Flock cameras in East Tennessee was getting particularly heated, a candidate running for Congress was arrested and accused of shooting four of them.

— Kevin Collier, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of heated

Adjective

The rolling mountain landscape becomes an undulating patchwork quilt of searing scarlets, terracottas, vermillions, and more.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Once the film was released, critics widely praised Page’s searing performance as the doomed Greek soldier Sinon, and even some of Page’s detractors online were won over by his work.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of searing

Verb

Add chicken back to sauce and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until chicken is coated and warmed through.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026
Previous marine heat waves have warmed ocean water for only about 130 feet down from the surface, but the effects of the current heat wave are being seen between 325 feet and 500 feet under the surface.

— Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of warmed

Adjective

Lithium-7, meanwhile, is used in advanced fission concepts, including molten salt reactors.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
The illusion of molten steel was basically water and mineral oil mixed with a little powdered sugar; creative lighting and heaters placed below the cameras—plus a few CGI sparks in the background—did the rest.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of molten

Adjective

Motion Applied brings experience from motorsport, where power electronics face rapid load changes and intense operating conditions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
As if this weren’t enough for one day, Venus will also make its debut in the secretive and smoldering sign of Scorpio, where the love planet trades light-hearted flirtation for something deeper and way more intense.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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