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Synonyms & Antonyms of scorched
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in burned, charred
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for scorched
- aglow,
- flaring,
- flickering,
- glowing,
- live,
- smoldering
- (or smouldering)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for scorched
- choked,
- damped,
- dead,
- doused
- (also dowsed),
- extinguished,
- quenched,
- smothered,
- snuffed (out),
- stamped (out),
- suffocated
scorched
verb
past tense of scorch
Synonyms & Antonyms of scorched (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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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2
to make dry
- weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
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“Scorched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scorched. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of scorched was in 1566
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