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Synonyms & Antonyms of combusting
(Entry 1 of 2)
being on fire
- combusting oxygen tanks turned the fire on the evacuees' bus into a raging inferno
Synonyms for combusting
Words Related to combusting
- aglow,
- flaring,
- flickering,
- glowing,
- live,
- smoldering
- (or smouldering)
Near Antonyms for combusting
- choked,
- damped,
- dead,
- doused
- (also dowsed),
- extinguished,
- quenched,
- smothered,
- snuffed (out),
- stamped (out),
- suffocated
combusting
verb
present participle of combust
Synonyms of combusting (Entry 2 of 2)
to be on fire especially brightly
- anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal
Synonyms for combusting
Words Related to combusting
- smoldering
- (or smouldering),
- sparking,
- sputtering
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“Combusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combusting. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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