ASHED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

ashed

verb

past tense of ash

as in incinerated

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In 2020, the wildfires that incinerated nearly half the island took the Southern Ocean Lodge, too.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Kathleen insists that Lukas was likely incinerated, along with all of the other corpses that piled up in the Down Deep during the rebellion.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of incinerated

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At one point the Gironde blaze created a black thundercloud, electrified and lit from within, that generated lightning, violent winds and new fires beyond the original front.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
It’s dimly lit by oil lamps with polished wooden tables and a sturdy oak bar that runs along the back.

— USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of lit

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This week, Infantino has ignited frustration with his leadership beyond the usual circles in Europe, which have almost four months to commit to an election challenge.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Most of these fast-moving range fires were ignited by a recent lightning storm that brought little or no rain and strong winds that fanned the flames.

— Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 July 2026

Definition of ignited

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As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.

— Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

Definition of kindled

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San Francisco had already seen a Waymo smashed and torched by a crowd, and a man charged with slashing the tires of seventeen more.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Most of Haiti’s West region, home to Port-au-Prince and the gateway to the country’s other nine geographic areas, is under the control of armed gangs, which have torched police stations, hospitals and schools.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of torched

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The sky burnt orange overnight into Monday in Sotillo de la Adrada, in Spain’s central-western province of Ávila.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
For nearly 50 years, illustrator and comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz has burned, splattered and slashed his way across the page with his expressionist approach to visual storytelling.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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