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Synonyms of heat

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Another word for heat is rut. Other synonyms of heat are passion, vehemence, stoke, warm up and heat up.

Synonyms and similar words for heat

nounA period of intensity, particularly of emotion.

nounA condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore...

  • rutSexual desire in any of many mammals, often specific to mating season; the state or season in which this is experienced.

verbMore synonyms

Meaning of heat

  1. noun Thermal energy.
  2. noun The condition or quality of being hot.
  3. noun An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.

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Questions about synonyms of heat

What is another word for heat?
Heat has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rut, passion, vehemence, stoke, warm up, heat up, hot up and hot.
What does heat mean?
Heat means thermal energy.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: heat (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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