Synonyms of ignited

ignited 1 of 2

adjective

as in burning

being on fire

the ignited fireworks went off all at once

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

ignited

2 of 2

verb

past tense of ignite

as in burned

to set (something) on fire

tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burned
• kindled
• lit
• scorched
• enkindled
• torched
• fired
• inflamed
• illumined
• baked
• illuminated
• cooked
• immolated
• charred
• rekindled
• reignited
• incinerated
• brightened
• broiled
• set off
• lightened
• ashed
• cremated
• stoked
• relit
• irradiated
• deflagrated
• radiated
• seared
• frizzled
• banked
• kilned
• scalded
• scathed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguished
• put out
• quenched
• choked
• smothered
• stamped (out)
• doused
• obscured
• snuffed (out)
• dimmed
• suffocated
• darkened
• blackened
• dulled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ignited

Adjective

The 2018 change In 2017, the #MeToo movement had swept into the public consciousness and ignited calls for change. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

Some ignited fireworks and others spoke from a bullhorn or spray-painted anti-ICE phrases on vehicles and an unoccupied guard booth. — Emerson Clarridge updated March 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026

Eventually, Brown retreated to the locker room, leaving the Celtics to fend for themselves against an ignited Wembanyama. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026

The videos have shocked the nation and ignited protests in Minnesota and other states. — George Petras, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026

Nearing the ground, the BE-3 engine re-ignited, landing legs deployed and the rocket settled to an on-target touchdown on a concrete pad near the launch gantry. — William Harwood, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025

From the fiery launch pads to the silent, dusty plains of the lunar surface, Apollo missions redefined what was possible and ignited imaginations across the globe. — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025

Verb

Fire officials deemed the fire accidental after determining that the family dog, Bo, jumped onto the kitchen counter and turned on the toaster, which ignited nearby combustibles. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 July 2026

The works are scheduled to go on display in Europe, and the trove’s impending departure has ignited one of Mexico’s most heated cultural controversies in recent memory. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

The appliance ignited nearby combustible materials, sparking the blaze. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

The appliance ignited nearby materials, allowing the fire to spread rapidly through the kitchen before crews arrived. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 14 July 2026

The rare open Senate seat has ignited a scramble among South Carolina’s most ambitious conservatives, who have been eager to climb the political ladder. — Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Karatsuba’s algorithm ignited a decades-long race to find the ultimate speed limit of multiplication. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

Amid widespread severe drought and sweltering temperatures, hundreds of firefighters are battling to contain multiple wildfires that have ignited in France, destroying homes and prompting thousands of evacuations, authorities said. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026

But a very different version of this day’s events appeared in Harper’s six years later and ignited Hickok’s fame. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026