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Synonyms & Antonyms of aflame
being on fire
- the kindling in the wood stove was aflame as soon as I held a match to it
Synonyms for aflame
Words Related to aflame
- aglow,
- flaring,
- flickering,
- glowing,
- live,
- smoldering
- (or smouldering)
Near Antonyms for aflame
- choked,
- damped,
- dead,
- doused
- (also dowsed),
- extinguished,
- quenched,
- smothered,
- snuffed (out),
- stamped (out),
- suffocated
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The first known use of aflame was in the 15th century
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