Synonyms of flaming

flaming 1 of 2

adjective

ˈflā-miŋ 

1

as in burning

being on fire

a fancy restaurant serving eye-catching flaming desserts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burning
• blazing
• smoldering
• flickering
• fiery
• lit
• ignited
• glowing
• aflame
• burned
• charred
• inflamed
• afire
• alight
• kindled
• combusting
• conflagrant
• ablaze
• searing
• flaring
• scorching
• hot
• live
• roasting
• scorched
• aglow
• broiling
• scalding
• sizzling
• red-hot
• seared
• singed
• piping hot
• incinerated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• smothered
• choked
• stamped (out)
• extinguished
• quenched
• damped
• snuffed (out)
• doused
• suffocated

2

as in passionate

having or expressing great depth of feeling

a flaming speech in support of basic human rights

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passionate
• warm
• passional
• fervent
• glowing
• intense
• burning
• fiery
• emotional
• charged
• blazing
• ardent
• religious
• incandescent
• demonstrative
• enthusiastic
• impassioned
• superheated
• vehement
• fervid
• feverish
• torrid
• red-hot
• perfervid
• on fire
• hot-blooded
• warm-blooded
• sugary
• sentimental
• sloppy
• histrionic
• saccharine
• zealous
• melodramatic
• mawkish
• mushy
• sappy
• gushing
• gushy
• obsessed
• gung ho
• uninhibited
• schmaltzy
• maudlin
• infatuated
• orgiastic
• enamored
• keen
• unrestrained
• frenzied
• unreserved
• overheated
• overexcited
• overemotional

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cold
• cool
• dry
• dispassionate
• impassive
• objective
• impersonal
• detached
• unemotional
• emotionless
• reserved
• undemonstrative

flaming

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verb

present participle of flame

1

as in glowing

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

• glowing
• burning
• blazing
• firing
• flickering
• shining
• gleaming
• smoldering
• combusting
• igniting
• melting
• going up in flames
• kindling
• scorching
• cooking
• glinting
• glittering
• roasting
• baking
• flashing
• wavering
• glistening
• broiling
• lighting (up)
• sparking
• shimmering
• enkindling
• charring
• sputtering
• radiating
• sweltering
• sparkling
• catching
• glaring
• glimmering
• deflagrating
• beaming
• beating (down)
• flaring (up)
• twinkling
• scintillating
• brightening
• guttering

2

as in erupting

to develop suddenly and violently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erupting
• exploding
• bursting (forth)
• breaking out
• blazing (up)
• swelling
• flaring (up)
• mounting
• skyrocketing
• proliferating
• detonating
• mushrooming
• rocketing
• waxing
• multiplying
• burgeoning
• snowballing
• ballooning
• touching off
• blowing up

3

as in blazing

to shine with a bright harsh light

the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burning
• glowing
• blazing
• glaring
• flashing
• flaring
• gleaming
• beating
• glancing
• glinting
• sparkling
• radiating
• glistening
• glittering
• shimmering
• beaming
• glimmering
• twinkling
• blinding
• scintillating
• glistering
• dazzling
• bedazzling
• dazing

4

as in gleaming

to shoot forth bursts of light

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gleaming
• flashing
• glittering
• shimmering
• glinting
• shining
• glistening
• sparkling
• glowing
• twinkling
• glimmering
• glancing
• scintillating
• coruscating
• winking
• glistering
• spangling
• winkling
• lustering
• blinding
• radiating
• beaming
• blazing
• flaring
• dazzling
• burning
• glaring
• bedazzling
• dazing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flaming

Adjective

The big righty with flaming red hair and a long, bushy beard was chosen by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 3rd round of the 2016 MLB draft. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Johnny then becomes bonded to a supernatural demon called the Spirit of Vengeance and is able to transform into a flaming, skeletal biker. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026

Verb

When SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket exploded over the Caribbean last year, the internet lit up with videos from airline passengers, island tourists and locals showing flaming debris shooting across the sky. — Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, a user named dedsheeran captioned a video of a flaming car accident with links to several organizations providing aid in Palestine, including Gaza Soup Kitchen, UNRWA, the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, and Doctors Without Borders. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026