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charred

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Synonyms & Antonyms of charred

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in burned, scorched

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for charred

burned
(or burnt),
incinerated,
scorched,
seared,
singed

broiling,
hot,
piping hot,
red-hot,
roasting,
scalding,
scorching,
searing,
sizzling

aglow,
flaring,
flickering,
glowing,
live,
smoldering
(or smouldering)

ablaze,
afire,
aflame,
alight
[chiefly British],
blazing,
burning,
combusting,
conflagrant,
fiery,
flaming,
ignited,
inflamed
(also enflamed),
kindled,
lit
(or lighted)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for charred

choked,
damped,
dead,
doused
(also dowsed),
extinguished,
quenched,
smothered,
snuffed (out),
stamped (out),
suffocated

charred

verb

past tense of char

Synonyms of charred (Entry 2 of 2)

to burn on the surface

I'd like my hamburger charred, but not cooked through

Synonyms for charred

scorched,
seared,
singed

Words Related to charred

fired,
ignited,
inflamed
(also enflamed),
kindled,
lit
(or lighted)

baked,
cremated,
incinerated

scalded,
scathed

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