Synonyms of blaze

blaze 1 of 3

noun

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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Phrases Containing blaze

• blaze (up)

• blaze (up)