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Synonyms & Antonyms of afire
being on fire
- looked down upon a tract of the forest, which was all afire
Synonyms for afire
Words Related to afire
- aglow,
- flaring,
- flickering,
- glowing,
- live,
- smoldering
- (or smouldering)
Near Antonyms for afire
- choked,
- damped,
- dead,
- doused
- (also dowsed),
- extinguished,
- quenched,
- smothered,
- snuffed (out),
- stamped (out),
- suffocated
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“Afire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afire. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of afire was in the 13th century
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