Synonyms of blaze

blaze 1 of 3

noun

ˈblāz 

1

as in explosion

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

she felt a blaze of resentment upon hearing that she had been passed over for promotion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explosion
• burst
• outburst
• eruption
• flash
• flare
• gust
• gale
• storm
• flush
• spasm
• agony
• frenzy
• paroxysm
• fit
• gush
• flare-up
• ebullition
• rage
• ecstasy
• tantrum
• rapture
• firestorm
• transport
• blowup
• delirium
• furor
• grouch

2

as in glow

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

temporarily blinded by the blaze of dozens of camera lights

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glow
• glare
• light
• gleam
• glint
• illumination
• sunlight
• beam
• radiance
• flare
• fluorescence
• luminescence
• incandescence
• shine
• glimmer
• flash
• twinkle
• moonlight
• ray
• sparkle
• shimmer
• sunshine
• reflection
• glitter
• scintillation
• daylight
• streak
• stream
• aurora
• halo
• sheen
• shaft
• aureole
• sunbeam
• luster
• gloss
• afterglow
• polish
• glisten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• night
• darkness
• dark
• blackness
• shadow
• dusk
• gloom
• dimness
• duskiness

blaze

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verb (1)

as in to announce

to make known openly or publicly

the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announce
• publish
• declare
• proclaim
• post
• advertise
• flash
• broadcast
• herald
• promulgate
• run with
• publicize
• disclose
• spread
• blare
• sound
• release
• give out
• reveal
• promote
• blazon
• beat the drum (for or about)
• trumpet
• report
• disseminate
• bark
• cry
• enunciate
• annunciate
• ring
• placard
• bulletin
• toll
• puff
• show
• impart
• call (off or out)
• manifest
• feature
• introduce
• billboard
• bill
• divulge
• notify
• gazette
• inform
• knell
• hand down
• kithe
• intimate
• communicate
• plug
• apprise
• pitch
• blurb
• advise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conceal
• silence
• suppress
• withhold
• recall
• revoke
• hush (up)
• retract
• recant

blaze

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verb (2)

1

as in to glow

to be on fire especially brightly

the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glow
• burn
• flame
• fire
• flicker
• shine
• gleam
• combust
• smolder
• ignite
• go up in flames
• kindle
• scorch
• cook
• melt
• light (up)
• beam
• roast
• spark
• flare (up)
• enkindle
• char
• bake
• deflagrate
• broil
• flash
• beat (down)
• brighten
• sparkle
• waver
• catch
• glisten
• sputter
• glitter
• glare
• radiate
• glint
• shimmer
• glimmer
• twinkle
• swelter
• gutter
• scintillate

2

as in to burn

to shine with a bright harsh light

the spotlight blazed through my window

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burn
• glow
• flame
• flare
• glare
• flash
• gleam
• beat
• beam
• sparkle
• glance
• radiate
• glisten
• glint
• glitter
• twinkle
• shimmer
• glimmer
• blind
• dazzle
• scintillate
• glister
• daze
• bedazzle

3

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• race
• rush
• hurry
• chase
• scurry
• trot
• drive
• fly
• travel
• jump
• zip
• buzz
• blow
• run
• blast
• tear
• scoot
• dart
• dash
• step
• rip
• rocket
• scuttle
• jog
• career
• jet
• crack (on)
• zoom
• bolt
• shoot
• ram
• whirl
• breeze
• motor
• bundle
• hustle
• hasten
• course
• hurtle
• hurl
• bowl
• hare
• pelt
• hie
• beat it
• gallop
• rustle
• bomb
• belt
• barrel
• careen
• nip
• hump
• bustle
• highball
• whisk
• get a move on
• cannonball
• step on it
• make tracks
• streak
• shake a leg
• hotfoot (it)
• scamper
• stampede
• flit
• beetle
• sprint
• accelerate
• scuffle
• outrun
• overtake
• whiz
• step out
• scud
• quicken
• catch up
• outstrip
• outpace
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• crawl
• drag
• hang (around or out)
• linger
• poke
• tarry
• lag
• dawdle
• stroll
• poke
• loiter
• amble
• shuffle
• saunter
• slow (down or up)
• plod
• lumber
• dillydally
• decelerate
• dally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blaze

Noun

Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the basement area of origin, per the release, preventing the blaze from spreading to upper floors as well as minimizing smoke and heat damage. — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

Ocasio added that the blaze spread rapidly through the venue. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

Verb

Lorraine Eiler stood in the blazing August sun, surrounded by reporters, to offer a warning. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026

Fires blazed at industrial and port installations, sending towering plumes of black smoke over families lunching by the seaside and children playing in the sand. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing blaze

• blaze (up)