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burn

noun , British

Synonyms and Antonyms of burn

a natural body of running water smaller than a river

the walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorse

Synonyms of burn

beck [British], bourn (or bourne), brook, brooklet, creek, gill [British], rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], runlet, runnel, streamlet

Words Related to burn

arroyo, billabong [Australian], fresh, freshet, runoff

bayou, coulee, slough (also slew), stream, wash

canal, channel, cut, cutoff, gut, kill, millrace, millstream, race, watercourse, waterway

affluent, branch, confluent, distributary, influent, tributary

burn

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of burn

1 to be on fire especially brightly

all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn

Synonyms of burn

blaze, combust, flame, glow

Words Related to burn

catch, enkindle

deflagrate, fire, ignite, kindle

flare (up), light (up)

flicker, gutter, waver

bake, broil, char, cook, melt, roast, scorch, swelter

smolder (or smoulder), spark, sputter

beam, brighten, radiate

beat (down), flash, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle

Phrases Synonymous with burn

go up in flames

2 to set (something) on fire

it is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink

Synonyms of burn

enkindle, fire, ignite, inflame (also enflame), kindle, light, torch

Words Related to burn

immolate

deflagrate

char, frizzle, scorch

bake, broil, cook

ash, cremate, incinerate, kiln

set off

brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, lighten, radiate

scald, scathe, sear

reignite, rekindle, relight

bank, stoke

Near Antonyms of burn

choke, smother, suffocate

stamp (out)

blacken, darken, dim, dull, obscure

Antonyms of burn

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out)

3 to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

he came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work

Synonyms of burn

boil, foam, fume, rage, rankle, seethe, sizzle, steam, storm

Words Related to burn

fulminate, rant, rave

smolder (or smoulder)

bristle, flare (up), inflame (also enflame)

chafe, fret, stew

agitate, convulse, roil, shake

Phrases Synonymous with burn

see red

4 to shine with a bright harsh light

the bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long

Synonyms of burn

beat, blaze, flame, flare, glare

Words Related to burn

beam, glow, radiate

flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle

bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

5 to cause to believe what is untrue

he's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now

Synonyms of burn

bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, catch, con, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, suck in, sucker, take in, trick

Words Related to burn

kid, put on, tease

bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, fleece, flimflam, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle

Phrases Synonymous with burn

do a number on, lead one down the garden path (also lead one up the garden path), pull one's leg, pull the wool over one's eyes

Near Antonyms of burn

debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask

disclose, divulge, tell, unveil

disabuse, disenchant, disillusion

Antonyms of burn

undeceive

6 to make complete use of

heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations

Synonyms of burn

absorb, consume, deplete, devour, drain, draw down, exhaust, expend, play out, spend, use up

Words Related to burn

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, reduce

eat, use

bankrupt, clean (out), impoverish

cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken

dry up, empty

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), guzzle, lavish, misspend, run through, squander, throw away, waste

Phrases Synonymous with burn

run out of

Near Antonyms of burn

augment, enlarge, increase

bolster, enforce, fortify, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

rebuild, repair, restore, revive

conserve, preserve, save

Antonyms of burn

renew, replace

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