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
  • While Beyoncé has remained tight-lipped about what to expect from the show, Netflix has teased that some collaborators on the album will join the Grammy winner on stage.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So much so that Emerson teased her about it.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 23 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
  • Meanwhile, debris is collected near the black hole and starts to swirl around it, forming into a bright, superheated accretion disc.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of superheated
Verb
  • McAfee joked about that report Monday, asking if Brick would be the one to inform Rodgers of his release.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Brooklyn joked, The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here!
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 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
  • Anti-reflective and other coatings can also get damaged in an overheated car.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Shares are even a little overheated, at a slight premium to NAV.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of overheated
Adjective
  • Following a steamy hammam session, the Maison Caulières spa — the first to open in France — will blissfully reset both the mind and body.
    Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Expand All In March 2012, a mother came to the Key Biscayne Police Department with her 14-year-old daughter, who had been sent steamy love letters from a grown man — Oscar Olea, her 26-year-old gymnastics coach.
    Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of steamy
Adjective
  • Ben Johnson has a ‘burning desire’ to be a head coach.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Definition of burning
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