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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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

Two people injured in the sprawling Bug Fire that has scorched nearly 90,000 acres in Lassen and Sierra counties and northern Nevada were flown Thursday to a Sacramento burn center, Lassen County Sheriff’s Office said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The fire began Sunday morning in the Los Padres National Forest southeast of the neighborhood of Loma Vista and quickly scorched 400 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scorched

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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

Big Sur has seen three massive fires in the past 18 years, each of which burned for more than a month and charred more than 100,000 acres.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
As of Sunday afternoon, the fire had charred approximately 880 acres and was 40% contained, according to the FFS's Everglades field unit.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of charred

Adjective

Originating in London, Steak Diane is a pan-seared steak topped with a flambéed cream and cognac sauce, that became a staple dish in the 1960s and 1970s across the United States.

— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026
These mouthwatering short ribs are pan-seared until caramelized and then braised in a savory red wine sauce.

— Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 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

The mission will send a satellite to space and back to collect data on the scorching experience of reentering Earth's atmosphere.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
This summer’s misery has been driven less by scorching afternoons than by record-warm nights and Miami-level humidity, according to scientist Daniel Swain.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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