INCINERATED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in burned

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verb

past tense of incinerate

as in ignited

to burn (something) completely The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.

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Adjective

Grace, her white lace dress blackened with blood, is smoking a cigarette outside of an incinerated mansion that belongs to her in-laws, the Le Domas, who are all dead. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Know More Initially founded in 2012 with a $5 million dollar grant from the John Templeton Foundation, Nautilus incinerated cash, sparing no expense in its pursuit of bringing resplendent literary science to the reading public. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026

Verb

The deaths come after wildfires have incinerated parts of the Southwest, with fires entering Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico, according to the paper. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 The fish – a member of the puffer fish family – will be frozen and incinerated at local government facilities, Schinas said. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 Of that unwanted apparel—about 13 million tons in 2018—85 percent is annually sent to a landfill or incinerated. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 Researchers say the toxic chromium probably came from the myriad household items incinerated in the fires such as paints, electronics and auto parts. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 The global plastic waste trade Large amounts of plastic waste are shipped around the world – some to be recycled and much to simply be disposed of in landfills or incinerated. — Ellen M. Considine, The Conversation, 2 June 2026 On top of that, repurposing wheat straw also helps reduce the burning of agricultural residues, 90 million metric tons of which (primarily rice and wheat straw)are incinerated in India each year. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 1 June 2026 Sanitary waste—used hygiene products such as sanitary napkins and diapers—is incinerated or routed for recycling. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026 Private collections were incinerated. — Annika Erikson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incinerated

Adjective

Designed to function like an ice resurfacer, BurnBot lays down pre-burned paths that define the boundaries of burn areas.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025

Definition of burned

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, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026

Definition of ignited

Adjective

If possible, wait until the extreme temperatures cool to apply pesticides that can cause scorched leaves.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
Later the day of the arson, a young man with scorched hands faced an FBI agent and others investigating the crime.

— Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2026

Definition of scorched

Verb

None of the ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine on Monday were shot down by air defenses, according to data from its air force, which said 29 ballistic missiles and 18 attack drones had struck 34 locations across the country.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Often, good employees are fired not for poor performance, but due to factors like budget cuts or management's avoidance of critical feedback.

— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of fired

Adjective

The focus is on natural wines and small plates, like charred rapini, tuna carpaccio and steak tartare.

— Evan Moore July 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
According to researchers, any toxic airborne chemicals would likely stem from the charred foam insulation, metal exterior, burned solar panels and any lithium batteries that might have been present inside the warehouse.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of charred

Verb

Inspectors also found tomatoes, cheese, cooked chicken and beef between 48 and 51 degrees.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
For Central Texans, beef and other meat cooked using indirect heat and minimally seasoned with pepper and salt became the signature style.

— Adrian Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

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