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

Now Eagle Bank Club will try its hand at carrying the torch, giving residents another reason to hang out and enjoy the city’s downtown. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026

Goodhue envisioned an arch extending across Main Street, a central tower, and an imposing female figure holding a torch. — Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Verb

Shattered glass littered sidewalks after rioters smashed and looted thousands of shops, torched cars and buildings, and attacked police, who fired tear gas and water cannons. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026

White militias destroyed their homes, torched their food supplies, and slaughtered them outright so routinely that a secondary economy of kidnappers sprang up to sell the survivors, children and adults alike, into servitude. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing torch

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