Synonyms of igneous

igneous

adjective

as in ardent

having to do with or suggestive of fire

an igneous desert atmosphere

igneous events such as volcanic eruptions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ardent
• molten
• heated
• hot
• fiery
• boiling
• tropical
• searing
• warmed
• red
• warm
• superheated
• glowing
• seething
• blazing
• broiling
• white-hot
• scorching
• burning
• sizzling
• sweltering
• sultry
• torrid
• piping hot
• fervid
• roasting
• fervent
• red-hot
• scalding
• reheated
• overheated
• ultrahot
• toasty
• inflamed
• warmish
• feverish
• steamy
• muggy
• flushed
• enflamed
• snug
• summery
• canicular
• summerlike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cool
• chilly
• chill
• snowy
• frosty
• wintry
• nippy
• snappy
• wintery
• cooled
• subzero
• unheated
• coolish
• chilled
• refrigerated
• glacial
• coldish
• subfreezing
• cold
• icy
• arctic
• frozen
• shivering
• freezing
• benumbed
• numb
• iced
• frigid
• bitter
• blizzardly
• ice-cold
• algid
• bone-chilling

Examples of igneous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Distinguished by its towering igneous rock formation, the site remains sacred to multiple tribal nations, including the Lakota and Cheyenne. —Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024

Different layers of the mantle are made up of different rock types, and one of the most common is an igneous rock high in silica content called peridotite. —Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024

On the other side of San Juan Island at Lime Kiln Point, one of the area's best places to spot whales, the kids and I clambered around the igneous rock formations splayed beneath the quaint 106-year-old Lime Kiln Lighthouse, marveling at the tenacity of the madrones that clung to them. —Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024

One thing about the PVP that delights Coffey is that it is composed of all three kinds of rock — sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024