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

Cal Fire officials said night-flying helicopters attacked spot fires overnight while bulldozers cut a fire line along a ridge east of Sand Creek Road after flames crossed the roadway. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Videos and images from the scene showed a fire with a plume of smoke and bright orange flames near a building entrance, as well as law enforcement officers restraining the suspect. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Even where towers are still in place and are still the best bet for spotting the first flickering of flames, sometimes there are not enough of them to keep watch over all parts of a fire-prone area. — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 20 July 2026

An alleged domestic-violence suspect was found dead inside a Woodland Hills townhome that had became engulfed in flames while he was barricaded inside. — City News Service, Daily News, 20 July 2026

In that incident, the northern section of the warehouse partially collapsed, while the southern exterior was stripped away by heat and flames. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

Video on social media shows flames outside the building – and someone tossing something into the flames, leading to what appears to be fireworks going off – before another person extinguishes the fire. — Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

As the flames erupted outside an entrance to the building at 26 Federal Plaza, the person was tackled by a security officer and taken into custody, video shows. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Photos from the scene taken overnight show orange flames visible from miles away and plumes of smoke. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Phrases Containing flames

• go up in flames