INCINERATED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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Recent Examples of incinerated

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

According to Empa, epoxy-containing composites commonly end up being incinerated or sent to landfills. — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026 Cars and batteries and plastics and metals and other things were incinerated, and a toxic plume traveled for miles. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Even after treatment, some could not be recycled and had to be sent to landfill or incinerated. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 Hundreds have felt helpless in the Via De La Paz, Pacific Palisades condominium complex, as the wildfire incinerated half of it. — Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Another is to pay fishers to catch inedible ones like the puffer fish so they can be incinerated. — ABC News, 30 July 2026 In 2020, the wildfires that incinerated nearly half the island took the Southern Ocean Lodge, too. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 Kathleen insists that Lukas was likely incinerated, along with all of the other corpses that piled up in the Down Deep during the rebellion. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Garbage was often incinerated rather than transported to landfills. — Rebecca Florsheim, STAT, 17 July 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

Boise neighbors worked together to combat a Foothills fire ignited by fireworks on Sunday night.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026
The attacks ignited fires at several oil facilities and utilities in Saudi Arabia’s southern region, the kingdom’s Energy Ministry said, adding that operations at the oil facilities and utilities were temporarily suspended.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 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

Knowing workers are required to pay dues or be fired, leaders often use these funds for their own personal gain and political agenda, no matter how many rank-and-file members may object.

— Mark Mix, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russian forces launched 108 Shahed-type drones fired from Russia, while at least three people were killed in the latest strikes and infrastructure was hit in Kyiv region.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of fired

Adjective

In renovating the space, Leandro leaned into its historic texture, exposing brick walls and the charred wood beams in the family room, and stripping off drywall to reveal the original ceiling structure on the upper floor.

— Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
Tendrils of smoke still wafted over the charred vessel by midday Thursday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of charred

Adjective

Use it over seared tofu or chicken breasts, or buttered white rice with a drizzle of soy sauce.

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
Originating in London, Steak Diane is a pan-seared steak topped with a flambéed cream and cognac sauce, that became a staple dish in the 1960s and 1970s across the United States.

— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of seared

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