SMOULDERED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

smoldered

verb

variants or smouldered

past tense of smolder

as in snarled

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 blazed

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 smoldered Crews work to uncover and cool unused coal which has smoldered for 20 years near Florence, Colorado. —

Logan Smith, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026 Her decision to stop the publication of a 60 Minutes piece about a Salvadoran prison that had been cleared by others at the network sparked an internal fire that smoldered for weeks until the story eventually aired. —

Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026 For about a week, the fire smoldered at low intensity, doing its work on a patch of roughly 120 acres. —

New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 The devices smoldered but did not explode. —

Daily News Staff, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026 Oil depots in Tehran smoldered following overnight strikes by Israel. —

Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Oil depots in Tehran smoldered following overnight strikes by Israel. —

Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 Regional anger grows over strikes The war toll on civilian targets grew as Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant vital to drinking water supplies, and oil depots in Tehran smoldered following overnight Israeli strikes. —

Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026 The Griselda actress smoldered in a bright red strapless gown with a plunging sweetheart neckline, a corset-style bodice, and a form-fitting silhouette that subtly flared out into a mermaid design around her knees. —

Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026

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As of Sunday evening, traffic was snarled at Robertson Boulevard and Burton Way, which is on the border between Beverly Hills and the Los Angeles neighborhood of Beverly Grove.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Speaking at a press conference Monday, Beere vowed to track down anyone who escaped officers during their sweeping takedown, which snarled traffic along the bridge.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 4 May 2026