roasted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of roastednext
as in roasting

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roasted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of roast
as in teased
to make fun of in a good-natured way playfully roasting their mother for her choice of hat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roasted
  1. teased
  2. boiling
  3. superheated
  4. joked
  5. broiling
  6. overheated
  7. steamy
  8. burning
Verb
  • The airline teased plans for at least 12 new intercontinental routes from Seattle in the future.
    Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In its September announcement, Google teased other use cases for digital IDs, including account recovery, identity verification, and even car rentals.
    Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of teased
Adjective
  • One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
  • If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
Definition of boiling
Adjective
  • This superheated environment leaves little room for serious consideration of the United States’ historical experience, beyond the easy and oversimplified analogy to the Vietnam War.
    Mark Atwood Lawrence, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2021
  • With a radiation exposure that delivers roughly 1,000 joules per square centimeter, superheated regions developed on the asteroid, producing pressures of over 100 gigapascals (roughly a million times the atmospheric pressure at sea level).
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of superheated
Verb
  • Head coach Jay Cobb joked about the pressure surrounding the Trinity job — and heard his share of critics after not winning a title in his first two seasons — but now has led the Shamrocks to back-to-back titles.
    Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 8 Dec. 2024
  • While Bronze, 2, was smiling in the post-Santa snap, his mom joked that the same could not be said for his actual holiday photo shoot.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of joked
Adjective
  • Listen to this article CROMWELL — On a broiling hot afternoon at The Travelers Pro Am, Chris Berman pulled on his San Francisco Giants cap to remember Willie Mays, who died Tuesday at age 93.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2024
  • In a broiling game where the thermometer topped 100 degrees, the Chargers built a big lead before starter Tobin Rote gave way to the rookie Hadl during mop-up minutes.
    Bryce MillerColumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
Definition of broiling
Adjective
  • This period culminates in widespread FOMO (fear of missing out), driving the entire crypto market into an overheated state.
    Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In the old days, before committees and postseason tournaments, the heated — and overheated — debate in college football was about who was No. 1.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of overheated
Adjective
  • Here are a few tactics that Forbes contributor Dr. Jesse Pines, a practicing physician and professor of emergency medicine at Drexel University, recommends for reducing microplastic consumption at home: Avoid heating plastic bowls or cups, including steamy takeout served in plastic containers.
    Leigh Cuen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Rachel Ann Smith writes steamy historical romances with a twist.
    Tiara Allen, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of steamy
Adjective
  • At private equity firm TPG, global head of human resources Anna Edwin poised one of the most burning questions for business leaders in thinking through their future talent strategies.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Social media star Hannah Neeleman and her husband Daniel Neeleman are answering fans' most burning question.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
Definition of burning
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