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

Midwives delivered the baby using two mobile phone torches balanced on windowsills. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Now thoughts turn to whether the final might see the torch passed to Spain’s 19-year-old phenomenon Lamine Yamal, which would be all the more poignant given the extraordinary circumstances of their only previous meeting. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Verb

San Francisco had already seen a Waymo smashed and torched by a crowd, and a man charged with slashing the tires of seventeen more. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Most of Haiti’s West region, home to Port-au-Prince and the gateway to the country’s other nine geographic areas, is under the control of armed gangs, which have torched police stations, hospitals and schools. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Phrases Containing torch

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