Synonyms of conflagration

conflagration

noun

ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən 

1

as in inferno

a destructive burning

the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inferno
• fire
• wildfire
• holocaust
• blaze
• bonfire
• campfire
• arson
• forest fire
• backfire
• flare-up
• brush fire

2

as in hostilities

a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups

what began as a skirmish over disputed territory erupted into a conflagration that swept the continent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hostilities
• war
• conflict
• skirmish
• hot war
• civil war
• cold war
• fighting
• battle
• warfare
• world war
• holy war
• police action
• limited war
• engagement
• action
• combat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peace
• disarmament
• demobilization
• demilitarization
• pacification
• truce
• tranquility
• calm
• peacefulness
• ceasefire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conflagration

Chwalińska was the symbol of a tournament busted wide open, a chaotic conflagration of all the forces of women’s tennis these days, where depth causes danger from the moment the first balls fly. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 June 2026

Israeli military strikes on Iranian oil infrastructure have sparked days-long conflagrations, releasing a plume of noxious sulflur dioxide over an area roughly the size of Italy. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Lara claimed the company underpaid claims and was slow to investigate damage to homes and possible contamination from smoke, caused by conflagrations that destroyed huge swaths of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena. — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 3 June 2026

Higher temperatures combined with dense volumes of dry and flammable vegetation has raised the risk of even the smallest conflagrations quickly bellowing into unstoppable mega-fires. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 June 2026