Synonyms of conflagrations

conflagrations

noun

plural of conflagration

1

as in fires

a destructive burning

the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fires
• infernos
• wildfires
• holocausts
• blazes
• bonfires
• campfires
• forest fires
• arsons
• brush fires
• backfires
• flare-ups

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
• wars
• conflicts
• skirmishes
• hot wars
• battles
• actions
• civil wars
• world wars
• police actions
• warfares
• holy wars
• limited wars
• engagements
• cold wars
• combats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peaces
• disarmaments
• truces
• demobilizations
• cease-fires
• pacifications
• demilitarizations
• calms
• tranquilities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conflagrations

Previous splashdowns ended with conflagrations, an outcome SpaceX officials have come to expect with each water landing of Starship. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026

The last two songs ended in all-out thrash conflagrations, delighting the slam-dancers at the center of the floor. — Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, 26 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

Consumer advocates say insurance companies are posting record profits and that policyholders simply know more about the types of byproducts generated by urban conflagrations. — Jason Henry, Daily News, 31 May 2026

Many of the chemical catalysts and intermediates that were used to create commercially popular dyes like sulfur black and crystal violet also made great explosives, as was clear from the conflagrations that would break out with some regularity at dye works. — Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

In the past, geopolitical conflagrations have been framed as a matter primarily for nation states to address. — Justin Worland, Time, 13 Mar. 2026