Synonyms of torch

torch 1 of 2

noun

ˈtȯrch 

as in igniter

a person who deliberately and unlawfully sets fire to a building or other property

several suspicious fires in the past few months have probably been set by the same torch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• igniter
• arsonist
• firebug
• incendiary
• pyromaniac
• flamer
• kindler
• immolator
• inflamer

torch

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verb

as in to burn

to set (something) on fire

police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burn
• light
• fire
• ignite
• kindle
• scorch
• illumine
• bake
• inflame
• illuminate
• enkindle
• cook
• ash
• set off
• immolate
• char
• kiln
• incinerate
• broil
• lighten
• brighten
• relight
• cremate
• rekindle
• deflagrate
• irradiate
• sear
• stoke
• radiate
• reignite
• frizzle
• bank
• scald
• scathe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguish
• put out
• quench
• choke
• dim
• smother
• dull
• douse
• stamp (out)
• snuff (out)
• obscure
• suffocate
• darken
• blacken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torch

Noun

The pair stepped into the museum on Liberty Island to see the original torch that Soraci helped preserve. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

As is known now, that passing of the torch has yet to really pan out for various reasons. — Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Verb

But everyday people expressed their political outrage time and again, throwing rocks at and demolishing the houses of government officials, torching the king’s ships and forts and, eventually, marching to battle. — Robert Parkinson, The Conversation, 24 June 2026

In 1984, then unknown monologist Whoopi Goldberg premiered her provocative, thought-provoking one-woman show on Broadway, torching the rulebook of traditional solo performance in one of the most electrifying debuts of the era. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 June 2026

Phrases Containing torch

• carry a torch (for)
• carry the torch (for)