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

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

Responding to a report of a structure fire on Mountain Cove Road, crews found that flames had ignited trees on the property, but the home was not ablaze. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026

As many celebrated the July 4 holiday this weekend, a grass fire ignited in Folsom. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

In California, electricity infrastructure has ignited eight of the state’s 20 most destructive wildfires. — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Cavalli, 27, was disciplined for his role in a scuffle that broke out during Washington’s game against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, including a comment that ignited the fracas. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Deputy State Fire Marshals suspect the fireworks may have ignited flammable items that were inside the trash can, ultimately sparking the fire, per the press release. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

During the Second Industrial Revolution, abundant coal under those hills ignited a tug-of-war between Germany and France. — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026