Synonyms of scorches

scorches

verb

present tense third-person singular of scorch

1

as in chars

to burn on the surface

the picnickers kept scorching their marshmallows, deliberately sticking their skewers into the licking flames of the campfire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chars
• singes
• bakes
• sears
• lights
• ignites
• inflames
• fires
• kindles
• incinerates
• scalds
• cremates
• scathes

2

as in dries

to make dry

weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dries
• bakes
• parches
• sears
• desiccates
• dehydrates
• drains
• evaporates
• shrivels
• dehumidifies
• withers
• mummifies
• air-dries
• wizens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• waters
• wets
• saturates
• washes
• hydrates
• drowns
• soaks
• bathes
• floods
• drenches
• douses
• inundates
• overflows
• moistens
• dampens
• deluges
• damps
• sops
• submerges
• dips
• waterlogs
• souses
• humidifies
• swamps
• rehydrates
• dunks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scorches

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

Protection from the sun is key for this plant because bright sun scorches its leaves. — Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 June 2026

The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday as a spring heat wave scorches parts of Western Europe, triggering government warnings about risks to life. — ABC News, 26 May 2026

Tucson will also be at or near record temperatures through March 27 as the state’s unprecedented heat wave scorches on, the weather service said. — Ray Stern, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026

As the world around them scorches under record heat, a family walks into the woods, asking what the future holds in this thermal dystopia. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026

That’s the difference between fury that scorches everything in sight and anger that fuels justice. — Marc Brackett, Time, 28 Oct. 2025

Potent scenes fail to be as intense as Taylor’s grind-you-up performance that scorches everything and everyone around her. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025