KINDLE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

kindle

verb

ˈkin-dᵊl

Definition of kindle

as in to burn

to set (something) on fire worried that lightning will kindle the forest in the drought-stricken nature preserve

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Recent Examples of kindle These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Photography arrived, kindling an enthusiasm that Baudelaire, ever the cynic, compared to a lust for pornography. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 But events conspire to kindle a tiny, perhaps delirious spark of hope. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for kindle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindle

Verb

Some of her other drawings show animals disorientated in burning forests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
The Isles bled scoring chances last year, which eventually weighed on Ilya Sorokin and burned the team down the stretch.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of burn

Verb

Give up explosive plays at a similar rate, and the Vikings aren’t likely to be close enough to ignite the energy that came pouring out in the fourth quarter.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
That ignited a recovery in the broader stock market, which brought the S & P 500 and Nasdaq up towards the flat line.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignite

Verb

The suit says La Strada twice raised concerns with Hoskins, but his Capitol security badge then was deactivated before a hearing in the case and he was fired effective May 1.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The crackdown — which included police firing tear gas at demonstrators — comes ahead of December’s general election in which President Adama Barrow will seek a controversial third term.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of fire

Verb

Sudan’s civil war turned its national museum into a battlefield and crime scene, with ancient statues shattered, skeletal remains scorched and vaults of gold looted.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The right side of the plane had what appeared to be scorch marks.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026