Synonyms of burned

burned 1 of 2

adjective

variants or burnt

as in scorched

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

burned

2 of 2

verb

variants or burnt

past tense of burn

1

as in glowed

to be on fire especially brightly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glowed
• blazed
• flamed
• fired
• combusted
• flickered
• smoldered
• gleamed
• shone
• ignited
• charred
• scorched
• went up in flames
• kindled
• melted
• cooked
• roasted
• baked
• lit (up)
• broiled
• enkindled
• caught
• sputtered
• glinted
• wavered
• flashed
• guttered
• brightened
• sparked
• deflagrated
• flared (up)
• sparkled
• beamed
• glittered
• radiated
• shimmered
• glistened
• glared
• sweltered
• beat (down)
• glimmered
• twinkled
• scintillated

2

as in torched

to set (something) on fire

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scorched
• torched
• lit
• ignited
• kindled
• fired
• inflamed
• enkindled
• baked
• illumined
• cooked
• charred
• illuminated
• immolated
• incinerated
• broiled
• ashed
• set off
• cremated
• brightened
• lightened
• seared
• irradiated
• rekindled
• scalded
• deflagrated
• frizzled
• relit
• radiated
• reignited
• stoked
• banked
• kilned
• scathed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguished
• put out
• quenched
• choked
• smothered
• doused
• stamped (out)
• obscured
• blackened
• snuffed (out)
• suffocated
• darkened
• dimmed
• dulled

3

as in steamed

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steamed
• raged
• stormed
• boiled
• shook
• sizzled
• seethed
• foamed
• fumed
• rankled
• saw red
• smoldered
• agitated
• ranted
• inflamed
• raved
• fulminated
• convulsed
• bristled
• stewed
• chafed
• flared (up)
• roiled
• fretted

4

as in glared

to shine with a bright harsh light

the bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glowed
• glared
• flared
• flashed
• blazed
• gleamed
• flamed
• glanced
• beat
• sparkled
• radiated
• glinted
• beamed
• glittered
• blinded
• shimmered
• glistened
• glimmered
• twinkled
• dazzled
• dazed
• glistered
• scintillated
• bedazzled

5

as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceived
• tricked
• fooled
• misled
• stung
• teased
• duped
• kidded
• cheated
• strung along
• snookered
• suckered
• juggled
• snowed
• sucked in
• deluded
• caught
• hoodwinked
• humbugged
• bamboozled
• conned
• misinformed
• hornswoggled
• gulled
• misguided
• bluffed
• cozened
• had
• beguiled
• gammoned
• hoaxed
• buffaloed
• gaffed
• spoofed
• had on
• faked out
• took in
• stuck
• pulled one's leg
• pulled the wool over one's eyes
• did a number on
• bled
• swindled
• defrauded
• put on
• hustled
• shortchanged
• rooked
• chiseled
• skinned
• fleeced
• mulcted
• diddled
• led one down the garden path
• squeezed
• euchred
• flimflammed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• revealed
• uncovered
• undeceived
• showed up
• unmasked
• debunked
• told
• disclosed
• divulged
• unveiled
• disillusioned
• disenchanted
• disabused
• uncloaked

6

as in consumed

to make complete use of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consumed
• drained
• spent
• exhausted
• absorbed
• reduced
• used
• depleted
• ate
• devoured
• emptied
• expended
• played out
• drew down
• decreased
• ran out of
• used up
• wasted
• diminished
• lowered
• weakened
• dwindled
• downsized
• bankrupted
• undermined
• crippled
• sapped
• blew
• lessened
• cleaned (out)
• impoverished
• debilitated
• abated
• enfeebled
• disabled
• dissipated
• dried up
• squandered
• guzzled
• misspent
• threw away
• lavished
• de-escalated
• frittered (away)
• ran through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replaced
• increased
• renewed
• enlarged
• augmented
• reinforced
• enforced
• restored
• repaired
• rebuilt
• strengthened
• preserved
• revived
• saved
• fortified
• bolstered
• conserved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of burned

Adjective

Designed to function like an ice resurfacer, BurnBot lays down pre-burned paths that define the boundaries of burn areas. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025

Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025

Verb

The wildfire had burned across an area of 30,000 acres by Sunday, information from the European Union’s Copernicus satellite mapping agency showed. — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

When the Ku Klux Klan burned crosses on the lawn of other beach neighbors, the only Jewish family in town, my dad tracked down the local Klan leader and told him to back off, or else. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Lake County officials sent out pre-evacuation warnings for another 178 homes on Friday night as the Willow fire near Leadville burned another 400 acres, or roughly a half square miles. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026

Residents of Thessaloniki could see the flames and even heard explosions as flammable materials inside businesses burned. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

The fire burned simultaneously with the similarly destructive Eaton Fire in Altadena and other communities in the foothills of the nearby San Gabriel Mountains. — Daily News, 4 July 2026

That burnt cassette my friend Shrub Rountree had made for me didn’t come out of my tape deck for months! — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 3 July 2026

The Cottonwood Fire had burned nearly 72,000 acres and is at 0% containment. — CBS News, 27 June 2026

Security is where non-technical founders often get burned. — Alexej Kovernikov, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026