Synonyms of bonfires

bonfires

noun

plural of bonfire

as in campfires

a large outdoor fire

Related Words

• campfires
• wildfires
• forest fires
• brush fires
• backfires
• conflagrations
• infernos
• holocausts
• blazes
• arsons
• flare-ups

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bonfires

What Lanie Gardner Talks About On This Episode Growing up in tiny Burnsville, North Carolina, where bonfires, football, music, and hanging out in the McDonald’s parking lot were all part of small-town life. — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026

For more fall fun, head to Ramsey’s Farm for hay rides, a pumpkin patch, and evening bonfires. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Her humdrum life gives way to beach bonfires at sunset (lensed by Tudor Vladimir Panduru and Fabian Gamper in stunning dusky blues and pinks) and skinny-dipping in the river. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Video showed locals draped in Spanish flags, shouting anti-migrant slogans, and singing Spanish songs, torching the camp and throwing migrants’ belongings in the Mediterranean or into bonfires. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026

The lodge is open all year round, with activities like horseback riding, summer evening bonfires, and UTV-ing for guests during warmer weather, and snowmobiling in the winter. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

The ban prohibits most outdoor fires, including those for trash disposal, yard debris, land clearing, bonfires, and campfires not contained in structures such as fire rings. — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

The property’s cold-weather setup—with igloos and seasonal programming, like holiday light trails and courtyard bonfires—offers a slower side of Montauk that most summer visitors never see. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Now, the focus was on comfort, and clothes that could withstand long hikes and full days in the sun before returning back to our beautiful stay at Willow House for late-night bonfires. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 13 July 2026