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conflagration

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of conflagration

1 a destructive burning

  • the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration
Synonyms of conflagration

fire, holocaust, inferno
Words Related to conflagration

blaze, flare-up

backfire, bonfire, brush fire, campfire, forest fire, wildfire

arson

2 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 of conflagration

conflict, hostilities, hot war, war
Words Related to conflagration

civil war, cold war, holy war, limited war, police action, world war

action, battle, engagement, skirmish

combat, fighting, warfare
Near Antonyms of conflagration

demilitarization, demobilization, disarmament

pacification

cease-fire, truce

calm, peacefulness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Antonyms of conflagration

peace

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