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

Protesting steelworkers walked around the Riverside pitch in 2015, torches lit on their mobile phones. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

But Sunday’s game might just be a passing of the torch from one lackluster team to another. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2026

Verb

Prescott has started this season hot and leads the league in passing touchdowns, and Jackson is off to a similarly blistering start after torching the Saints and Indianapolis Colts in the first two games. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

In Southeast Asia, wildfires are torching forests and peatlands in Indonesia, sending up plumes of toxic haze. — Edna Tarigan, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing torch

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