Synonyms of torched

torched

verb

past tense of torch

as in burned

to set (something) on fire

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burned
• scorched
• ignited
• lit
• fired
• kindled
• inflamed
• baked
• enkindled
• illumined
• charred
• cooked
• immolated
• illuminated
• incinerated
• broiled
• cremated
• ashed
• set off
• brightened
• lightened
• irradiated
• seared
• rekindled
• reignited
• deflagrated
• frizzled
• stoked
• relit
• scalded
• banked
• kilned
• radiated
• scathed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguished
• put out
• quenched
• choked
• smothered
• doused
• stamped (out)
• obscured
• suffocated
• blackened
• snuffed (out)
• darkened
• dimmed
• dulled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torched

Robinson’s second sack came early in the third quarter and the Dolphins didn’t get another as Maye torched the secondary. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

And then there are dishes that bring a little theater to the table, like the creamy rice pudding which gets torched before serving. — Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026

Earlier this month, at least 24 cars were torched and shops looted as protests over a court ruling easing access to asylum turned violent. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

More than 1,100 stores nationwide were looted, trashed or torched that day, while almost 1,000 suffered lighter damage, according to preliminary figures released by the French Chambers of Commerce and Industry. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

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

The first episode started with poor Struan Loy getting stalked and later torched alive by a pair of Russian assassins as relentless and seemingly unkillable as Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

French authorities are extending curfews and increasing the police presence in public spaces as President Emmanuel Macron's government tries to regain control after rioters torched buildings and looted thousands of businesses this weekend. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026