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

Now the area was ablaze; Aragüés found out not long ago that, sadly, the memorial had burned. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Wildberries also reported that its warehouse in Sarapul in the region of Udmurtia was struck by a Ukrainian drone and set ablaze. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Wildberries also reported its warehouse in Sarapul in the Udmurtia region more than 600 miles from Ukraine, was struck by a Ukrainian drone and set ablaze. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Wildberries also reported that its warehouse in Sarapul in the region of Udmurtia, more than 600 miles from Ukraine, was struck by a Ukrainian drone and set ablaze. — CBS News, 30 July 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