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

Hot spots still burned within a 420-square-kilometer (162-square-mile) scar, thousands remained unable to return home, and nearly 3,000 firefighters were deployed against the Gironde megafire and a second blaze in Provence. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Despite getting burned for months, the market may have good reason to remain optimistic. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Sheepstealer very nearly already burned Daemon to a crisp before two new dragons and their riders arrived. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

More than 452 square miles have burned across France this year. — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

The Old Trails Fire burned at Riverside State Park, to the northwest of Spokane. — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

The three blazes, which collectively are being called the Spokane Complex Fire, have burned 5,390 acres and are 0% contained, according to a federal incident management team that is coordinating the response. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

Vast forests, rural communities and ranchlands full of livestock in Canada and Oregon have burned — and all in the month of July alone. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026