SCALDS Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of scald

as in burns

a burn left on the skin that is caused by hot liquid or steam

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scald

as in bruises

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Noun

On Thanksgiving 1996, 80 percent of Knight’s body sustained second, third and fourth-degree burns.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
The two other injured people were transported to Detroit Receiving Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of burns

Verb

The city is bracing for triple digit temperatures this week as another heat wave scorches Central and Eastern Europe, driving fears that levels could drop even further.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
France followed its hottest-ever day with yet more brutal temperatures as a deadly heat wave scorches much of western Europe.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2026

Definition of scorches

Verb

The Earth Kingdom is very height of the Chinese bureaucracy-coded, for instance, while the Fire Nation simmers with the sharp industrialism of Imperial Japan.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
And what else simmers beneath the surface in this tense family drama?

— Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of simmers

Noun

Like other firs, the needlelike leaves of the oyamel fir grow directly from the branch, and the needles’ bases, which are shaped like suction cups, leave conspicuous circular scars when the leaves fall.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Officials are hopeful this week’s heavy rains have helped ease wildfire concerns, but such storms also raise the risk of debris flows or mudslides in burn scars, as well as flooding.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of scars

Verb

But as measles tears through many of their hometowns in central Pennsylvania, the national conversation has become paradoxically politically charged.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Following her father’s unexpected death, Carrie enters the public high school ecosystem and is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

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