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 flames have burned through more than 70,000 acres, and are approaching residential and resort areas that were under evacuation orders on Saturday. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 July 2026

The old flame here, Smith explains, is an inwards look at the cost of his own ambition. — Nick Reilly, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

Verb

Tableside preparations spread across the land, from prime-rib carts to flaming desserts. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026

The conflict that ensues is startling in the intensity of its violence, as bodies brawl and break in the mud, flaming torches are taken to the face, and red-hot blades are seared into flesh. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 June 2026

Phrases Containing flame

• flame out