BLAZES Synonyms: 278 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of blaze

as in explosions

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling she felt a blaze of resentment upon hearing that she had been passed over for promotion

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as in glows

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible temporarily blinded by the blaze of dozens of camera lights

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blazes

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of blaze

as in announces

to make known openly or publicly the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures

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blazes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of blaze

as in burns

to be on fire especially brightly the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire

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as in flames

to shine with a bright harsh light the spotlight blazed through my window

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as in races

to proceed or move quickly an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace

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Recent Examples of blazes

Noun

Officials, however, said favorable weather in the coming days could help in the battle to control the blazes. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Dry grass and brush remain abundant fuels, leaving parts of Texas vulnerable to new fires even as crews work to contain existing blazes. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Since last year’s fires in Los Angeles, thousands of people have remained displaced or stuck in temporary housing, even though many of them own homes that survived the blazes. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026 Wildland firefighters commonly work in smoke without the kind of protection that firefighters use when fighting blazes inside buildings. — Julian L. Gallegos, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 And Europe — the world’s fastest-warming continent — has been beset by extreme weather that has caused widespread droughts and blazes, marking some of the region’s gravest natural disasters on record. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Utilities have raised rates to pay for wildfire prevention and recovery as climate change has made the blazes more intense and frequent. — Sophie Austin, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Among the worst of the wildfires this year have beeen three blazes in Washington State that have destroyed more than 100,000 acres each. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026 In Spain, some landowners set fires to move livestock around, and blazes can result from property disputes and acts of revenge. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

As the flames approached the community in July, the majority of the village’s 3,500 residents were forced to flee their homes, as hundreds of firefighters were deployed to tackle blazes more violent and unpredictable than in previous years. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Calmer winds and cooler temperatures assisted fire crews in their battle against the Spokane blazes Monday, but temperature are anticipated to climb back into the 90s by Wednesday and continue to push firefighters to their limits. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 As such, the trio hired Fede Alvarez to direct 2013’s Evil Dead, Lee Cronin to helm Evil Dead Rise in 2023 and Sébastien Vaniček to direct Evil Dead Burn, which blazes its way into theaters this weekend. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Fewer, but more ‘devastating’ blazes That the world suffered fewer acres torched by wildfires in 2025 likely comes as little relief to the countries and cities that battled the infernos last year. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026 That’s the two-seamer that kind of blazes a trail in. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Officials are spreading the word in the wake of deadly fires within the last month that killed five people in Manhattan and the Bronx, blazes that could have been more easily contained if doors were used to help snuff out the flames. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026 Studies have shown that rising temperatures due to climate change are fueling longer wildfire seasons, and making blazes both more frequent and more destructive. — Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026 Once Orion blazes through Earth's atmosphere, the protective heat shield will be cast off to make way for parachutes to deploy and slow the vehicle down. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blazes

Noun

The resulting detonations will result in explosions, flashes of light and clouds of smoke visible from a distance, the Navy said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
One resident, Iryna Barisenkova, recalled hearing loud explosions while traveling on public transport.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of explosions

Verb

For example, if a hyperscaler announces a 1-gigawatt facility, that number typically refers only to how much electricity the facility is designed to consume.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Will anything matter here until Nvidia announces a half-trillion-dollar buyback?

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of announces

Verb

The rivalry burns as strong as ever, but so does the mutual respect, which survives the collisions, politics and long silences.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
There’s a mysterious sickness going around, apparently caused by a toxic fog that invisibly burns the skin of whoever comes into contact with it.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of burns

Verb

The Amore Mules combine a barely there backless silhouette with a cool geometric heel that flares toward the bottom and gives them an architectural edge.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
The front pleats add a flattering touch to the leg-elongating wide-leg style, which slightly flares from the knee to the ankle.

— Melony Forcier, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of flares

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In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Finn Gomez / Getty Images Kirkwood, who races for Andretti Global, started second but took the lead on the opening lap with a daring maneuver around the outside of pole-sitter and championship leader Alex Palou in front of the National Archives.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of races

Noun

Any glares or slight changes in the atmosphere created by the solar panels could become catastrophic, resident Sam Rolph said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Astronomers have spotted four dead star white dwarf stars playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek, all four of which were hiding in the glares of red dwarf companion stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 July 2026