ablaze

adjective or adverb

ə-ˈblāz 

1

: being on fire

2

: radiant with light or emotion

… his face all ablaze with excitement.

—Bram Stoker

Synonyms of ablaze

• burning
• blazing
• flaming
• aflame
• flickering

Examples of ablaze in a Sentence

the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived

that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day

Recent Examples on the Web

Huff removed the gas tank, doused it in diesel fuel, and set ablaze. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

But on a muddy Tuesday flecked with rain, as the House of the Dragon crew sets to work filming their season-three finale, the signs of a brutal battle that will set the bustling village of Tumbleton ablaze are impossible to ignore. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Firefighters found a two-story house ablaze with flames visible from a rear first-story window, and quickly used a hose like to put out the fire. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Continue reading … UNDER FIRE — Crew member missing after fourth attack leaves ship ablaze in key oil route. — FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 1 + blaze entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing ablaze

• set something afire/aflame/ablaze

Rhymes for ablaze

• airways
• allays
• always
• amaze
• anglaise
• appraise
• archways
• arrays
• ashtrays
• assays
• atpase
• ballets

Kids Definition

ablaze

adjective

ə-ˈblāz 

1

: being on fire

2

: radiant with light or bright color