Synonyms of inflamed

inflamed 1 of 2

adjective

variants also enflamed

1

as in burning

being on fire

the inflamed hillsides in one of the largest wildfires in the state's history

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in angry

feeling or showing anger

he gets red-faced when he's inflamed enough

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angry
• enraged
• indignant
• infuriated
• outraged
• angered
• mad
• furious
• ballistic
• sore
• infuriate
• rabid
• passionate
• irritable
• irate
• incensed
• apoplectic
• riled
• hot
• wrathful
• livid
• annoyed
• fuming
• choleric
• aggravated
• hot under the collar
• steaming
• foaming
• in a huff
• bent out of shape
• fit to be tied
• in a pet
• blue in the face
• roiled
• hopping mad
• ireful
• rankled
• in a fume
• wroth
• exasperated
• cheesed off
• seething
• ticked
• shirty
• hopping
• embittered
• boiling
• going crook
• virulent
• burning
• steamed up
• smoldering
• antagonistic
• horn-mad
• vindictive
• rancorous
• bristling
• resentful
• unpleasant
• vengeful
• spiteful
• riley
• cross
• inflammable
• acrimonious
• malevolent
• vitriolic
• teed off
• antipathetic
• wrought (up)
• bristly
• huffy
• disagreeable
• stormy
• inimical
• ranting
• perturbed
• sizzling
• acrid
• worked up
• icy
• bilious
• dyspeptic
• sulky
• cold
• irascible
• distant
• fretful
• peevish
• petulant
• raving
• unfriendly
• antisocial
• bitter
• snappish
• piqued
• frigid
• belligerent
• testy
• grumpy
• touchy
• querulous
• cantankerous
• quarrelsome
• ill-tempered
• cranky
• ornery
• churlish
• pugnacious
• disapproving
• grouchy
• disputatious
• contentious
• sorehead
• crabby
• fussy
• bearish
• cool
• ill-humored
• contrary
• argumentative
• quick-tempered
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• accepting
• pleased
• agreeable
• accommodating
• amenable
• complaisant
• friendly
• sympathetic
• content
• satisfied
• cordial
• happy
• amicable
• obliging
• angerless
• tolerant
• calm
• understanding
• empathetic
• sweet
• pleasant
• placid
• kind
• peaceable
• serene
• amiable
• tranquil
• pacific
• good-natured
• genial
• affable
• easygoing
• unembittered
• good-tempered

inflamed

2 of 2

verb

variants also enflamed

past tense of inflame

1

as in angered

to make angry

the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angered
• infuriated
• enraged
• irritated
• annoyed
• outraged
• incensed
• riled
• maddened
• roiled
• rankled
• offended
• aggravated
• ired
• steamed up
• provoked
• ticked off
• madded
• exasperated
• nettled
• vexed
• rubbed the wrong way
• affronted
• ruffled
• burned (up)
• piqued
• miffed
• crossed
• got one's goat
• embittered
• peeved
• huffed
• put out
• antagonized
• got
• envenomed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gratified
• pleased
• delighted
• relieved
• soothed
• allayed
• comforted
• assuaged
• consoled
• appeased
• calmed
• pacified
• settled
• quieted
• mollified
• captivated
• enchanted
• charmed
• disarmed
• lulled
• bewitched
• placated
• beguiled
• conciliated

2

as in burned

to set (something) on fire

a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inflamed

Adjective

Know your treatment options Plain dandruff and a more inflamed seborrheic dermatitis flare-up aren’t always easy to tell apart on your own, but the timeline is a good clue. — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026

Left-hander Connelly Early has not pitched since June 30 due to an inflamed elbow. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

In the short term, maintaining regular, soft bowel movements can help relieve straining (more on this next), lessening symptoms such as pain, itching, and bleeding from inflamed veins. — Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Apr. 2026

By age 50, at least half of adults will suffer through a bout of inflamed, itchy veins, or hemorrhoids, that are literally a pain in the butt. — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026

The lefty underwent his second Tommy John surgery in August 2023 and then missed the entire 2025 season due to an inflamed nerve in his left triceps. — CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026

Thanks to the exosome delivery system, these ingredients are able to very quickly provide deep yet weightless hydration, tighter, less inflamed skin with a stronger barrier. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026

McClanahan underwent his second Tommy John surgery in August 2023 and then missed the entire 2025 season due to an inflamed nerve in his left triceps. — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026

An inflamed appendix becomes a ruptured one, leading to systemic infection. — Dr. Lauren Palladino, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026

Verb

The same driver mutation, when introduced into different genetic backgrounds, elicited different responses in the circuits that govern whether a cell keeps dividing, specializes, becomes inflamed or dies. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The race has already inflamed tensions within the Democratic Party over how to energize liberal voters eager for unapologetic, combative candidates while not alienating independents and moderates who have been key to winning in battlegrounds. — Matt Brown, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Appendicitis is considered a medical emergency and occurs when the organ gets sore or inflamed. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Psoriasis is a chronic disease in which the immune system becomes overactive, causing inflamed, scaly patches of skin. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

In the late 1980s, surging food prices inflamed the popular discontent behind the Tiananmen Square protests, which resulted in the massacre of protesters in 1989. — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026

The flies lay hundreds of eggs in the wounds, inflamed tissue, mucous membranes, and orifices of warm-blooded creatures. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Just the spirit of countercultural rebellion harnessed and inflamed. — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026

Cubital tunnel syndrome occurs when the ulnar nerve, which passes through a tunnel on the inside of the elbow, becomes inflamed, swollen and irritated, Johns Hopkins explains. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026