Mild and Searing

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Mild adjective - Marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low.

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Searing is an antonym for mild.

Nearby Words: mildness, mildly

Searing adjective - Difficult to endure.

Usage example: the undersecretary looked chastened as he listened to the congressman's searing rebuke

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Mild is an antonym for searing.

Nearby Words: sear, seared

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