Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun roast

2 senses of roast

Sense 1
roast, joint -- (a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion)
       => cut, cut of meat -- (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)

Sense 2
knock, roast -- (negative criticism)
       => criticism, critique -- (a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb roast

2 senses of roast

Sense 1
roast -- (cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey")
       => cook -- (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes")

Sense 2
ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun -- (subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday")
       => mock, bemock -- (treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles")

Antonyms of adj roast

1 sense of roast

Sense 1
roast, roasted -- ((meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven)

INDIRECT (VIA cooked) -> raw -- (not treated with heat to prepare it for eating)

Similarity of adj roast

1 sense of roast

Sense 1
roast, roasted -- ((meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven)
       => cooked (vs. raw) -- (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)

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