Synonyms of singed

singed 1 of 2

adjective

as in burnt

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

singed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of singe

as in charred

to burn on the surface

the marshmallows got a bit singed over the campfire, but we like them that way

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of singed

Adjective

The ground was now full of enormous potholes covered by thin layers of singed plants. —Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2024

Polaris Program/John Kraus A white spacecraft, lightly toasted like a marshmallow and smelling of singed metal, fell out of the night sky early on Sunday morning and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico not all that far from Key West. —Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2024

According to the Yonkers Police Department, the singed corpse was located around 2 a.m. after police were notified of a fire under the Oak St. bridge near the city’s western border with Mount Vernon. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024

Witness the smooth and delicate foie gras parfait, served in little tufts and flattered with singed orange segments. —Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024