Synonyms of incinerating

incinerating

verb

present participle of incinerate

as in igniting

to burn (something) completely

The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.

Related Words

• igniting
• burning
• firing
• cremating
• cooking
• torching
• ashing
• kindling
• baking
• lighting
• immolating
• inflaming
• charring
• scorching
• kilning
• enkindling
• broiling
• setting off
• deflagrating
• searing
• scalding
• rekindling
• stoking
• scathing
• relighting
• frizzling
• reigniting
• banking

Dissimilar Words

• stamping (out)
• extinguishing
• quenching
• putting out
• dousing
• snuffing (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incinerating

That’s because watching a launch on TV does not prepare you for the light-then-sound spectacle of a giant rocket igniting, incinerating gravity’s pull, and throwing a payload or people into space. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

The truck eventually explodes, seemingly incinerating the T-1000. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Season 2 saw Aemond purposefully incinerating his brother, leaving him badly burned, and decimating the Riverlands while on Vhagar. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Today’s severe fires can change a landscape for centuries by killing most or all of the trees, baking the soil, incinerating the seeds and leaving large open areas that cannot easily recover, Williams said. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

For Thursday and Friday, the ridge of high pressure dominating the weather pattern and incinerating the East Coast with triple-digit feels-like temperatures shifts just enough to allow for some Gulf moisture to build in. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 1 July 2026

The bathroom is nearby and contains a vanity sink, a walk-in shower, and an incinerating toilet – which literally turns waste into ash. — Adam Williams july 01, New Atlas, 1 July 2026

This rapid heating causes the cell walls to rupture, leading to wilting of the foliage and ultimately killing the plants without completely incinerating them. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026

Corporate America is incinerating billions of dollars trying to build AI tools that white-collar workers actually want to use. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 May 2026