HOTSPOT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HOTSPOT?

Need another word that means the same as “hotspot”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “hotspot” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hotspot” are: flashpoint, trouble spot, nightclub, club, supper club

Hotspot as a Noun

Definitions of "Hotspot" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hotspot” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A lively entertainment spot.
• A place of political unrest and potential violence.
• A public place where a wireless signal is made available so that the internet can be accessed.
• A point of relatively intense heat or radiation.
• A small area with a relatively high temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
• A place of significant activity, danger, or violence.
• A popular place of entertainment.
• An area on a computer screen which can be clicked to activate a function, especially an image or piece of text acting as a hyperlink.
• An area of volcanic activity.

Synonyms of "Hotspot" as a noun (5 Words)

club	A nightclub playing fashionable dance music. He led a small club.
flashpoint	The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air. The conflict reached a flashpoint last year.
nightclub	A spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink. The gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night.
supper club	A light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime.
trouble spot	An effort that is inconvenient.

Usage Examples of "Hotspot" as a noun

• Teams will patrol anti-social behaviour hotspots in all parts of the borough.
• Treat your clients to a cocktail at one of the following hotspots.
• They identified eight pollution hotspots at the mouth of the Thames.
• While some were caught in the cross-fire at various political hotspots, most victims were targeted and killed.
• Fire engines were required to visit the scene again last night after hotspots appeared to be in danger of re-igniting.

Associations of "Hotspot" (30 Words)

basalt	A kind of black stoneware developed by Josiah Wedgwood.
bicker	(of water) flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter. The restless wheels whose flashing spokes bicker and burn.
contention	The act of competing as for profit or a prize. Freud s contention that all dreams were wish fulfilment.
contentious	Involving or likely to cause controversy. A style described as abrasive and contentious.
contentiousness	An inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious.
controversial	Giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or public disagreement. Years of wrangling over a controversial bypass.
controversy	A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. The announcement ended a protracted controversy.
debatable	Open to argument or debate. It is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession.
debate	A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal. MPs debated the issue in the Commons.
disagreement	Lack of consensus or approval. Disagreement between the results of the two assessments.
discussion	A conversation or debate about a specific topic. The committee acts as a forum for discussion.
disputable	Not established as a fact, and so open to question or debate. Whether it can be described as art criticism may be disputable.
disputation	The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote. The founding father of logical disputation.
disputatious	Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits. A disputatious lawyer.
dispute	A disagreement or argument about something important. The point has been much disputed.
earthquake	A great upheaval. A political earthquake.
enthuse	Express eager enjoyment, interest, or approval regarding something. Public art is a tonic that can enthuse alienated youth.
gainsay	Deny or contradict (a fact or statement. None could gainsay her.
geologic	Of or relating to or based on geology. Geologic forces.
hassel	Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981.
impugn	Attack as false or wrong. The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother.
interlocutor	A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
polemical	Of or involving dispute or controversy. A polemical essay.
quarrel	An angry dispute. We have no quarrel with the people of the country only with the dictator.
quarrelsome	Given to quarreling. A moody quarrelsome man.
refute	Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove. A spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias.
rivalry	Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field. There always has been intense rivalry between the clubs.
seismograph	An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
volcanic	(of a feeling or emotion) bursting out or liable to burst out violently. Types of volcanic activity.
wrangle	Round up, herd, or take charge of (livestock. The bar keeper threw them out but they continued to wrangle on down the street.