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

And it's completely crashed and burned. —Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026

The intense feud between the rappers burned bright in 2024, culminating with Lamar taking the Super Bowl halftime show stage and winning five Grammy Awards for the diss track. —Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026

In the summer of 2000, four tween friends formed a band called X-Cetra and burned an album onto a few CDs. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 May 2026

The fossil economy was built on extraction and combustion, where fuels are dug up, shipped, burned and mostly wasted as heat; the electric economy is built on manufacturing, software, grids, devices and efficiency, where technologies improve, scale and connect. —Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Residents are sleeping in roadways, in public parks — anywhere but their own homes, fleeing the latest attacks that have left burned cars and more dead bodies. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026

In 2018, the Camp Fire — considered the most destructive wildfire in California history — burned more than 153,00 acres in Butte County, where Chico is located. —Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026

To coach Lynne Roberts, that’s what burnt the Sparks on Wednesday. —Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

Firefighters found the the victim’s badly burned body in the back of the house, according to FDNY. —Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026