Hot
Illegal
Illegal adjective - Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.
Usage example: an illegal chess move
Hot is a synonym for illegal in prohibited topic. Sometimes you can use "Hot" instead an adjective "Illegal", if it concerns topics such as against the law.
Nearby Words: illegality, illegally
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In Maximum Ride, Jeb teaches the flock how to do illegal things like hot wire a car.
Source: Corruption of a Minor -
Corruption of a Minor: Jeb teaches the flock how to do illegal things like hot wire a car.
Source: Literature / Maximum Ride - Fifteen years later Ronald Reagan was president and illegal immigration "taking jobs from Americans" had become a hot topic in American politics.
Source: Not So Crazy Anymore
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Illegal and Hot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot/illegal
Hot & Illegal. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot/illegal>.
Illegal or Hot. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hot/illegal.
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