Synonyms for blistering

Synonyms for (noun) blistering

Synonyms: vesication, vesiculation, blistering

Definition: the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin

Similar words: organic process, biological process

Definition: a process occurring in living organisms


Synonyms for (adj) blistering

Synonyms: red-hot, hot, blistering

Definition: very fast; capable of quick response and great speed

Usage: a hot sports car; a blistering pace; got off to a hot start; in hot pursuit; a red-hot line drive

Similar words: fast

Definition: acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

Usage: fast film; on the fast track in school; set a fast pace; a fast car


Synonyms: blistering, blistery

Definition: hot enough to raise (or as if to raise) blisters

Usage: blistering sun

Similar words: hot

Definition: used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

Usage: hot stove; hot water; a hot August day; a hot stuffy room; she's hot and tired; a hot forehead


Synonyms: sulfurous, sulphurous, caustic, blistering, bitter, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, virulent, vitriolic

Definition: harsh or corrosive in tone

Usage: an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose; a barrage of acid comments; her acrid remarks make her many enemies; bitter words; blistering criticism; caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics; a sulfurous denunciation; a vitriolic critique

Similar words: unpleasant

Definition: disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings

Usage: an unpleasant personality; unpleasant repercussions; unpleasant odors


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