Synonyms of seared

seared 1 of 2

adjective

as in burnt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burnt
• burned
• scorched
• charred
• singed
• searing
• incinerated
• broiling
• sizzling
• roasting
• scorching
• scalding
• red-hot
• piping hot
• smoldering
• flickering
• smouldering
• aglow
• live
• flaring
• hot
• enflamed
• kindled
• inflamed
• ignited
• aflame
• lighted
• lit
• burning
• glowing
• flaming
• blazing
• afire
• fiery
• alight
• combusting
• conflagrant
• ablaze

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smothered
• dead
• choked
• extinguished
• quenched
• damped
• doused
• stamped (out)
• suffocated
• snuffed (out)
• dowsed

seared

2 of 2

verb

past tense of sear

1

as in charred

to burn on the surface

lightly sear the steaks, but don't cook them all the way through

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charred
• scorched
• baked
• singed
• lighted
• lit
• kindled
• ignited
• inflamed
• enflamed
• fired
• incinerated
• cremated
• scalded
• scathed

2

as in dried

to make dry

the clear desert air is seared by the summer sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dried
• scorched
• baked
• parched
• drained
• dehydrated
• desiccated
• evaporated
• shrivelled
• shriveled
• withered
• mummified
• dehumidified
• air-dried
• wizened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• washed
• wetted
• watered
• flooded
• soaked
• wet
• saturated
• bathed
• drowned
• drenched
• doused
• hydrated
• inundated
• overflowed
• moistened
• deluged
• dampened
• damped
• sopped
• dowsed
• submerged
• waterlogged
• soused
• dipped
• humidified
• swamped
• rehydrated
• dunked