Synonyms of flames

flames 1 of 2

noun

plural of flame

as in darlings

a person with whom one is in love

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• darlings
• sweethearts
• lovers
• sweeties
• sweets
• dears
• loves
• girlfriends
• beloveds
• boyfriends
• wives
• girls
• honeys
• boys
• husbands
• trueloves
• sweetie pies
• hons
• mistresses
• squeezes
• pets
• brides
• tootsies
• amours
• admirers
• swains
• gals
• paramours
• dolls
• beaux
• grooms
• lasses
• ducks
• men
• fellows
• inamoratas
• escorts
• suitors
• ladyloves
• wooers
• dates
• gallants
• significant others
• crushes
• steadies
• fiancés
• heartthrobs
• intendeds

flames

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flame

1

as in burns

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

• burns
• glows
• blazes
• fires
• combusts
• flickers
• gleams
• smolders
• shines
• ignites
• goes up in flames
• kindles
• sparks
• melts
• scorches
• lights (up)
• cooks
• beams
• chars
• bakes
• roasts
• flares (up)
• wavers
• sparkles
• flashes
• enkindles
• sputters
• beats (down)
• deflagrates
• broils
• radiates
• catches
• glares
• glints
• glitters
• shimmers
• brightens
• glistens
• glimmers
• gutters
• swelters
• twinkles
• scintillates

2

as in erupts

to develop suddenly and violently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erupts
• explodes
• breaks out
• bursts (forth)
• blazes (up)
• flares (up)
• swells
• mushrooms
• rockets
• mounts
• snowballs
• proliferates
• waxes
• detonates
• skyrockets
• touches off
• multiplies
• balloons
• burgeons
• blows up

3

as in glows

to shine with a bright harsh light

the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burns
• glows
• blazes
• glares
• flares
• gleams
• flashes
• beams
• glances
• beats
• sparkles
• radiates
• glints
• glistens
• glitters
• shimmers
• twinkles
• glimmers
• blinds
• dazzles
• scintillates
• glisters
• dazes
• bedazzles

4

as in gleams

to shoot forth bursts of light

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleams
• flashes
• glints
• sparkles
• shimmers
• shines
• glitters
• twinkles
• glistens
• glows
• glances
• glimmers
• winks
• lusters
• spangles
• beams
• coruscates
• scintillates
• glisters
• flares
• winkles
• radiates
• blazes
• blinds
• burns
• dazzles
• glares
• dazes
• bedazzles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flames

Noun

Video captured of the Ross Fire shows clouds of gray smoke billowing into the sky from the flames. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

That’s what Republican Rick Jackson said to a supporter at a recent rally, and the claim could throw gas on the flames of an already contentious election season in Georgia. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Firefighters in Nevada were making progress in slowing a fire that forced thousands to evacuate in Reno over the weekend after flames spread dangerously close to densely populated neighborhoods. — John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Firefighters on the second floor were met by a sudden burst of heat and flames, fueled by wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour, the release states. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

During competition, a number of humanoid robots have tripped, collapsed, burst into flames or slammed into safety barriers and then been stretchered off the track. — Anna Coren, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

On the other is a relief depiction of a Kremlin in flames, with a drone flying over it. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing flames

• go up in flames