SCORCHED Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of scorched

as in burned

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verb

past tense of scorch

as in charred

to burn on the surface the picnickers kept scorching their marshmallows, deliberately sticking their skewers into the licking flames of the campfire

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as in dried

to make dry weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil

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Recent Examples of scorched

Adjective

If possible, wait until the extreme temperatures cool to apply pesticides that can cause scorched leaves. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 June 2026 Later the day of the arson, a young man with scorched hands faced an FBI agent and others investigating the crime. — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2026

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 During the 2016 Chimney Fire, which scorched more than 46,000 acres in the Santa Lucia Range, one of the family’s favorite manzanita trees burned black. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scorched

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scorched

Adjective

Designed to function like an ice resurfacer, BurnBot lays down pre-burned paths that define the boundaries of burn areas.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025

Definition of burned

Verb

At NoriFish, it gets grilled or torched until the skin turns crisp and charred while the interior stays buttery.

— Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Bangkok Kunsthalle, in Chinatown, opened in 2024 in a former academic publishing house that was ravaged by a fire 25 years ago; the mazelike interior, some of it still charred, is a surprisingly compelling stage for art.

— Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of charred

Verb

Police entered the unit and found the woman on the living room floor lying on her back with what appeared to be blood around her head, some of which had already dried, the report said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Down and feather pillows can generally be tumble-dried on low or no-heat, whereas memory foam should be air-dried.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of dried

Adjective

It can be roasted, pan-seared, grilled, and even cooked in a Southerner’s favorite fashion—hand-breaded and deep-fried.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
To serve it as part of a larger menu, consider following it up with salmon—try Martha’s pan-seared salmon fillets with caper-lemon compound butter.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of seared

Adjective

Grace, her white lace dress blackened with blood, is smoking a cigarette outside of an incinerated mansion that belongs to her in-laws, the Le Domas, who are all dead.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Know More Initially founded in 2012 with a $5 million dollar grant from the John Templeton Foundation, Nautilus incinerated cash, sparing no expense in its pursuit of bringing resplendent literary science to the reading public.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026

Definition of incinerated

Adjective

There’s the brutal heat; the skin destroying UV-rays of that miserable, scorching, eye-blinding sun; the constant allergy/sinusitis issues that NEVER let up; the smothering humidity.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
There’s the brutal heat; the skin-destroying UV rays of that miserable, scorching, eye-blinding sun; the constant allergy/sinusitis issues that never let up; the smothering humidity.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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