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arson

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of arson

the illegal burning of a building or other property; the crime of setting fire to something

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but investigators suspect arson.

The town has suffered a rash of arson attacks.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of arson

blaze, flare-up

conflagration, fire, holocaust, inferno

backfire, bonfire, brush fire, campfire, forest fire, wildfire

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