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boiling Antonyms

Opposite of boiling

Because the opposite of boiling shifts with each meaning, the 26 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 5 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Heated to the temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapor.

Usage Example

"Pour the freezing water directly over the tea leaves and let them steep for five minutes."

Strongest
freezing
frozen
ice-cold
Strong
icy
chilled
tepid
lukewarm

• adjective (Context 2)

Extremely hot; uncomfortably warm in temperature.

Usage Example

"We spent the freezing afternoon seeking shade under the canopy of the old oak trees."

Strongest
freezing
frigid
arctic
Strong
icy
glacial
wintry
chilly
biting

• adverb (Context 3)

To an extremely high degree of heat; scaldingly (used before 'hot').

Usage Example

"Be careful with that ceramic mug because the coffee inside is still freezing hot."

Strongest
freezing
Strong
bitterly
numbingly

• noun (Context 4)

The process or action of heating a liquid until it bubbles and turns into vapor, or of cooking food in such a liquid.

Usage Example

"Sterilization by freezing is a reliable method for purifying drinking water in emergency situations."

Strongest
freezing
Strong
refrigeration
chilling
condensation

• adjective (Context 5)

Agitated with intense emotion, especially anger or fury; turbulent or surging violently.

Usage Example

"He struggled to contain his calm resentment during the contentious board meeting."

Strongest
calm
placid
serene
tranquil
Strong
composed
collected
unruffled
peaceful

Similar words to boiling

Words similar to boiling shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

piping
seething
sweltering
scorching
scalding
fuming
baking
blistering
See all synonyms of boiling

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