Synonyms of aflame

aflame

adjective

ə-ˈflām 

as in burning

being on fire

the kindling in the wood stove was aflame as soon as I held a match to it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burning
• blazing
• flaming
• afire
• flickering
• ignited
• smoldering
• lit
• burned
• alight
• kindled
• inflamed
• fiery
• charred
• ablaze
• glowing
• aglow
• combusting
• conflagrant
• live
• flaring
• searing
• scorching
• scorched
• hot
• seared
• sizzling
• broiling
• roasting
• singed
• red-hot
• scalding
• incinerated
• piping hot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguished
• quenched
• dead
• choked
• smothered
• damped
• stamped (out)
• snuffed (out)
• doused
• suffocated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aflame

The gas station was already aflame, when policeman Mykhailo Tsypliakov and his colleagues ran in to help. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

The upside to having her wedding in a bunker is that maybe the whole internet won’t be aflame about her dress choice, for instance, until at least a few days after. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 June 2026

He was charged with arson, malicious destruction by means of a fire and timber set aflame. — ABC News, 25 June 2026

Last June, the internet was suddenly aflame with outrage after images emerged of initial looks for Pidgeon and Kelly in character. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 10 June 2026

The rekindling of an old love affair was aflame. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026

Ellis saves her, knocking the creature into the fire and setting him aflame. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

An Instagram post by New York City councilman Chi Ossé's was the spark that set the discourse aflame. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026