ENKINDLED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

enkindled

verb

past tense of enkindle

as in burned

to set (something) on fire see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs

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Laurie Allen left her home in Nine Mile Falls, a community north of Spokane, last weekend, fleeing with her husband, dog and two kittens as a wildfire burned a short distance away.

— Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
Stop planning for the mirror image, because Beijing burned the mirror.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.

— Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

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This launch, followed by E*Trade's even lower 50 bps fee, has ignited a price war, significantly undercutting native crypto exchanges like Coinbase.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The attack ignited a massive blaze at gasoline-storage tank that burned through the night into Tuesday morning, according to the Civil Defense, a first responders’ agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignited

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Night lasts about two Earth weeks, and at the poles, only a few ridges stay lit for long stretches.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
The MacBook Neo has lit a fire under PC developers to release competitive, low-cost models of their own, such as the most recent Dell XPS 13.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lit

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The fire began Sunday morning in the Los Padres National Forest southeast of the neighborhood of Loma Vista and quickly scorched 400 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
More than 140,000 acres were scorched in Oregon in July, prompting thousands of residents to evacuate from mostly small towns across the central and eastern parts of the state.

— Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

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