SEARS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

sears 1 of 2

verb

Definition of sears

present tense third-person singular of sear

as in chars

to burn on the surface lightly sear the steaks, but don't cook them all the way through

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as in dries

to make dry the clear desert air is seared by the summer sun

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sears

2 of 2

noun

plural of sear

as in burns

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Recent Examples of sears

Verb

Nikki Glaser quickly and delightfully sears the crowd. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

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Verb

At American Elm, Mangin moves his cut of ribeye around the grill and flips it so each side faces the heat and chars the outside, guaranteeing a more even cook inside.

— Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025

Definition of chars

Noun

Despite efforts to slow LINK's spin rate with a series of electric propulsion thruster burns, Katalyst was unable to stabilize the spacecraft.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Investigators from Anne Arundel County were seeking Thursday to find the cause of an explosion in Annapolis that left one woman dead and a man suffering from severe burns.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of burns

Verb

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

Definition of scorches

Noun

Nineteen months after the Palisades Fire leveled much of the seaside community, scars of the blaze are increasingly overshadowed by signs of progress.

— N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026
Sharing a body that has changed over the years — stretch marks, cellulite, Cesarean scars and more — with someone new requires a level of vulnerability that can be nerve wracking.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of scars

Noun

The trial, which got underway in an Oakland court last week, could result in billions of dollars in damages and forced remedies that could lead to an overhaul of Facebook and Instagram.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit asks for a jury trial, an injunction against ongoing and future copyright infringement and unspecified damages.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of damages

Verb

The analysis asserts that spark that lights the fire sale probably won’t emerge from European markets, but that’s not saying much.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026
Mereu’s sure hand with his actors is a saving grace, with Perrone and Maenza particularly well-cast, and DP Francesco Piras lights them to perfection while being in perfect synch with the director’s reverence for the natural world.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

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