Synonyms of blazing

blazing 1 of 3

adjective

ˈblā-ziŋ 

1

as in burning

being on fire

the blazing logs in the fireplace cast a warm glow on our holiday party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burning
• flaming
• smoldering
• flickering
• lit
• fiery
• ignited
• aflame
• burned
• glowing
• afire
• kindled
• alight
• charred
• inflamed
• ablaze
• scorching
• combusting
• searing
• conflagrant
• hot
• live
• aglow
• flaring
• scorched
• sizzling
• broiling
• red-hot
• roasting
• seared
• scalding
• singed
• piping hot
• incinerated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• smothered
• extinguished
• quenched
• choked
• stamped (out)
• damped
• snuffed (out)
• doused
• suffocated

2

as in warm

having or expressing great depth of feeling

a blazing speech affirming the value of every individual in this world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warm
• passionate
• passional
• fervent
• intense
• glowing
• burning
• fiery
• charged
• emotional
• flaming
• ardent
• demonstrative
• incandescent
• enthusiastic
• religious
• impassioned
• torrid
• fervid
• red-hot
• superheated
• feverish
• vehement
• perfervid
• hot-blooded
• warm-blooded
• on fire
• sloppy
• sentimental
• sugary
• zealous
• histrionic
• mawkish
• melodramatic
• saccharine
• mushy
• uninhibited
• gushing
• sappy
• obsessed
• keen
• gung ho
• gushy
• infatuated
• enamored
• schmaltzy
• frenzied
• maudlin
• unrestrained
• unreserved
• orgiastic
• overheated
• overexcited
• overemotional

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cold
• cool
• dry
• dispassionate
• impassive
• objective
• detached
• impersonal
• unemotional
• emotionless
• reserved
• undemonstrative

blazing

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verb (1)

present participle of blaze

as in announcing

to make known openly or publicly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announcing
• publishing
• declaring
• proclaiming
• posting
• blaring
• advertising
• flashing
• heralding
• promulgating
• trumpeting
• broadcasting
• disclosing
• running with
• promoting
• publicizing
• sounding
• releasing
• blazoning
• giving out
• spreading
• revealing
• enunciating
• annunciating
• beating the drum (for or about)
• reporting
• disseminating
• showing
• placarding
• crying
• barking
• ringing
• puffing
• featuring
• introducing
• calling (off or out)
• imparting
• manifesting
• tolling
• bulletining
• informing
• billing
• plugging
• knelling
• billboarding
• notifying
• divulging
• intimating
• communicating
• gazetting
• handing down
• apprising
• kithing
• blurbing
• pitching
• advising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concealing
• suppressing
• withholding
• silencing
• recalling
• revoking
• retracting
• hushing (up)
• recanting

blazing

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verb (2)

present participle of blaze

1

as in glowing

to be on fire especially brightly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glowing
• burning
• flaming
• shining
• gleaming
• firing
• flickering
• smoldering
• combusting
• igniting
• scorching
• melting
• going up in flames
• kindling
• glinting
• cooking
• glistening
• sweltering
• glittering
• baking
• flashing
• broiling
• wavering
• roasting
• lighting (up)
• sparkling
• shimmering
• enkindling
• radiating
• glimmering
• sparking
• beaming
• catching
• glaring
• sputtering
• charring
• flaring (up)
• deflagrating
• brightening
• beating (down)
• twinkling
• scintillating
• guttering

2

as in glaring

to shine with a bright harsh light

the spotlight blazed through my window

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burning
• glowing
• glaring
• gleaming
• flashing
• flaming
• flaring
• glinting
• beating
• glancing
• sparkling
• glistening
• radiating
• glittering
• beaming
• shimmering
• glimmering
• twinkling
• blinding
• scintillating
• dazzling
• glistering
• bedazzling
• dazing

3

as in speeding

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeding
• racing
• rushing
• hurrying
• flying
• trotting
• scurrying
• driving
• traveling
• zipping
• chasing
• running
• buzzing
• jumping
• blowing
• blasting
• darting
• dashing
• tearing
• scooting
• stepping
• whirling
• ripping
• scuttling
• barreling
• hurtling
• shooting
• zooming
• ramming
• bolting
• rocketing
• hurling
• bowling
• jogging
• hustling
• careering
• hastening
• breezing
• careening
• coursing
• galloping
• rustling
• bustling
• pelting
• haring
• humping
• belting
• jetting
• cracking (on)
• motoring
• bundling
• nipping
• whisking
• cannonballing
• beating it
• highballing
• bombing
• hying
• scampering
• flitting
• stepping on it
• streaking
• sprinting
• scudding
• whizzing
• making tracks
• shaking a leg
• accelerating
• getting a move on
• hotfooting (it)
• scuffling
• stampeding
• quickening
• beetling
• outrunning
• overtaking
• outstripping
• outpacing
• stepping out
• arrowing
• catching up
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creeping
• crawling
• lingering
• poking
• dragging
• hanging (around or out)
• lagging
• poking
• strolling
• dawdling
• loitering
• sauntering
• shuffling
• ambling
• plodding
• dallying
• lumbering
• slowing (down or up)
• tarrying
• dillydallying
• decelerating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blazing

Adjective

Blazing Star Also known as liatris, blazing star is yet another native plant that acts like a magnet for fireflies and other pollinators. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026

Its most striking feature, however, is tied to Houston’s blazing 12-season NBA career. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 June 2026

Verb

The Dolphins were saving Willis’ blazing speed for occasions such as Sunday’s opener at Las Vegas. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Its blazing 165-hertz refresh rate and 1ms response time team up with AMD FreeSync to wipe out motion blur, screen tearing, and input lag. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026