Synonyms of torches

torches 1 of 2

noun

plural of torch

as in igniters

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

• igniters
• arsonists
• firebugs
• incendiaries
• pyromaniacs
• flamers
• immolators
• kindlers
• inflamers

torches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of torch

as in burns

to set (something) on fire

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burns
• lights
• fires
• kindles
• ignites
• scorches
• enkindles
• illumines
• inflames
• bakes
• illuminates
• immolates
• cooks
• ashes
• kilns
• chars
• sets off
• broils
• incinerates
• deflagrates
• relights
• brightens
• banks
• sears
• lightens
• irradiates
• stokes
• cremates
• frizzles
• rekindles
• scalds
• reignites
• radiates
• scathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguishes
• quenches
• puts out
• stamps (out)
• chokes
• douses
• snuffs (out)
• smothers
• suffocates
• dims
• obscures
• darkens
• dulls
• blackens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torches

Noun

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

The husband-and-wife owners discreetly deliver coffee and breakfast each morning, then light each site’s campfire and tiki torches in the evening. — Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026

These stand-up torches offer a warm, flickering glow while helping define walkways, patios, and gathering spaces. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

The list of fireworks that aren’t allowed includes bottle rockets, Roman candles, illuminating torches, missiles with fins or rudders and single or multi-shot parachutes with night effects. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Some held torches to light the way as floodlights appeared to illuminate the rubble against the darkness of night. — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Or, try lighting citronella torches and candles around your outdoor entertaining space to keep mosquitoes at bay. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 June 2026

Citronella candles, torches, and sprays are all made with the oil derived from citronella grass—which are different than scented geraniums. — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 13 June 2026

The conflict that ensues is startling in the intensity of its violence, as bodies brawl and break in the mud, flaming torches are taken to the face, and red-hot blades are seared into flesh. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 June 2026

Verb

Continue reading … BENCH WARRED — Blanche torches Trump foe Boasberg after appeals court blocks judge again in deportation fight. — FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Hopper cut off a Demogorgon’s head, and Murray torches quite a few. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025