Synonyms of flame

flame 1 of 2

noun

ˈflām 

as in sweetheart

a person with whom one is in love

decided to look up an old flame while she was in town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sweetheart
• darling
• dear
• sweetie
• love
• sweet
• lover
• girlfriend
• beloved
• boyfriend
• girl
• wife
• honey
• boy
• sweetie pie
• husband
• hon
• mistress
• truelove
• bride
• squeeze
• steady
• gal
• beau
• pet
• lass
• admirer
• paramour
• amour
• swain
• man
• inamorata
• fellow
• groom
• date
• ladylove
• doll
• wooer
• escort
• suitor
• crush
• duck(s)
• tootsie
• gallant
• intended
• fiancé
• significant other
• heartthrob

flame

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to glow

to be on fire especially brightly

guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glow
• burn
• blaze
• fire
• flicker
• combust
• gleam
• shine
• smolder
• ignite
• go up in flames
• kindle
• melt
• cook
• scorch
• char
• spark
• light (up)
• beam
• roast
• enkindle
• bake
• flare (up)
• broil
• flash
• sputter
• waver
• deflagrate
• beat (down)
• catch
• glare
• sparkle
• glitter
• shimmer
• brighten
• glint
• radiate
• twinkle
• glimmer
• glisten
• gutter
• swelter
• scintillate

2

as in to erupt

to develop suddenly and violently

my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erupt
• explode
• burst (forth)
• break out
• flare (up)
• blaze (up)
• rocket
• swell
• mount
• wax
• skyrocket
• proliferate
• detonate
• mushroom
• snowball
• multiply
• balloon
• touch off
• blow up
• burgeon

3

as in to burn

to shine with a bright harsh light

the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glow
• burn
• flare
• glare
• blaze
• flash
• gleam
• beam
• beat
• sparkle
• glance
• radiate
• glint
• shimmer
• glitter
• glisten
• twinkle
• blind
• glimmer
• scintillate
• dazzle
• glister
• daze
• bedazzle

4

as in to gleam

to shoot forth bursts of light

the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleam
• flash
• shimmer
• glint
• glitter
• shine
• glow
• sparkle
• twinkle
• glisten
• glimmer
• scintillate
• glance
• wink
• beam
• spangle
• coruscate
• glister
• luster
• flare
• blind
• winkle
• dazzle
• radiate
• blaze
• glare
• burn
• daze
• bedazzle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flame

Noun

The man did not make any statements before going up in flames, cops said. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Ultimately, the pair didn’t make it to the altar, but Taylor’s 66 love letters to her first flame were auctioned off upon her passing in 2011. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

There are not a lot of good places to have a classic steakhouse experience in Oakland – with a stylish and luxurious atmosphere, sizzle and smoke of a flaming grill, true reverence for meat. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Those fans completely lost their minds just a few minutes in when Gosling was unveiled as the MCU's Ghost Rider, the flaming motorcycle rider previously portrayed by Nicolas Cage. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Phrases Containing flame

• flame out