SMOULDER Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

smolder

verb

variants or smoulder

as in to anger

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger She smoldered when first learning of her son's misbehavior at school, but had calmed down by the time he arrived home.

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as in to blaze

to be on fire usually with smoke but few flames They look forward to those long summer nights telling stories beside a smoldering campfire.

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Recent Examples of smolder Just like the rest of us, an NFL locker room has smoldering tensions that are ready to explode. —

Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Usually that happens when the insulation of an underground electrical cable, corroded by road salt, starts to smolder, emitting toxic gases, and then a spark sets them off, sending the cover sky-high. —

Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026 Remus graced the cover of Time magazine with a smoldering gaze. —

Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026 The wood chips should begin to smolder and release a steady stream of smoke. —

Paula Disbrowe, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for smolder

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Atletico were angered by Barcelona’s long pursuit of Antoine Griezmann, which saw Griezmann decide to stay in summer 2018 but move to the Camp Nou twelve months later.

— Ali Rampling, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose ferocious, hard-hitting style of play angered opponents and sometimes overshadowed his prodigious skills and ability to deliver in the biggest games, has died after taking his own life, according to authorities.

— Stephen Whyno, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026