heated

hea·ted
H4E1A1T1E1D2
/ˈhiːtɪd/

adjective

Very agitated, angry or impassioned.

“heated row”

Similar
heated uphethet uphot
Opposite
unheated
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of heat
adjectiveheated (comparative more heated, superlative most heated)

comparative more heated · superlative most heated

  1. Very agitated, angry or impassioned.

    heated row

    2 more examples

    a heated argument

    heated discussion

  2. not comparableusuallyMade warm or hot by some means.

    a heated greenhouse / swimming pool / towel rail

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unheated

adjectivemade warm or hot (‘het’ is a dialectal variant of ‘heated’)

Similar
heated uphethet uphot

adjectivemarked by emotional heat; vehement

Similar
hot
Also see
baking hotchargedcholerichethet uphotpassionatepiping hotscalding hot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian разгорещен, затоплен
  • разгорещен (razgorešten)very agitated, angry or impassioned
  • затоплен (zatoplen)made warm or hot
Esperanto ekscitita
  • ekscititavery agitated, angry or impassioned
Finnish kiivas, kiihkeä
  • kiivasvery agitated, angry or impassioned
  • kiihkeävery agitated, angry or impassioned
  • lämmitettymade warm or hot
  • lämminmade warm or hot
German hitzig
  • hitzigvery agitated, angry or impassioned
Hungarian heves
  • hevesvery agitated, angry or impassioned
Italian riscaldato
  • riscaldatovery agitated, angry or impassioned
Norwegian Bokmål opphetet, oppheta
  • opphetetvery agitated, angry or impassioned
  • opphetavery agitated, angry or impassioned
  • oppvarmetmade warm or hot
  • oppvarmamade warm or hot
Romanian aprins, încălzit
  • aprinsvery agitated, angry or impassioned
  • încălzitmade warm or hot
Spanish acalorado
  • acaloradovery agitated, angry or impassioned
Swedish het, hetsig
  • hetvery agitated, angry or impassioned
  • hetsigvery agitated, angry or impassioned
  • upphetsadvery agitated, angry or impassioned
  • värmdmade warm or hot
  • uppvärmdmade warm or hot
  • upphettadmade warm or hot

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

atheeddeheat
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APA

heated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heated

MLA

“heated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heated.

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