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

All defensive backs have to believe in themselves, because the nature of the position is you will get publicly torched from time to time. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2026

The secondary got torched by Daniels all day, with a lot of receivers wide open, but good to see Taaffe respond and make the play at the end. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

Angry crowds have torched Ebola treatment centers, stormed hospitals to retrieve relatives’ bodies and attacked teams carrying out safe burials. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Free-agent addition Kindle Vildor and former seventh-rounder Kobee Minor, who have been torched at times in camp, were first off the bench Thursday. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

On the next play, DK Metcalf torched Dean, and Rodgers’ placement was on point. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Continue reading … 'SERIOUS SEXISM' — El-Sayed explains ‘ogre on a pike’ remark after getting torched by his own party. — FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

The festivities also included an early birthday dinner at the Parisian restaurant Siena, where friends surprised Lopez with a Chantilly-style birthday cake topped with fresh berries and torched meringue, a source previously told PEOPLE. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Settlers torched homes and vehicles, vandalized property and assaulted residents, injuring at least 32 Palestinians, according to OCHA. — Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026