Synonyms of kindled

kindled 1 of 2

adjective

as in burning

being on fire

kindled straw was responsible for the blaze that destroyed the barn

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

kindled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of kindle

as in burned

to set (something) on fire

worried that lightning will kindle the forest in the drought-stricken nature preserve

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kindled

Verb

Now that fall is on the horizon, hope has been kindled for abundant rainfall. — Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 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

The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier. — Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

Lemieux was a polarizing figure in the Avs-Red Wings games, but kindled a friendship with Detroit tough guy Darren McCarty following an alumni event in 2016, leading them to participate in documentaries about how much the rivalry meant to the game. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 May 2026

America's hopes for its first high-speed rail were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026

Traders and investors are laser-focused on the inflation being kindled by higher oil prices. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026

If ‘Oxen’ occupies a region of Ulysses where Joyce’s exquisite ear for memorably musical sentences (‘Mild fire of wine kindled his veins’) takes a back seat to the leaden hum of meta-literature, that is no reason not to be awed by his chutzpah. — Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026