Synonyms of wildfire

wildfire

noun

as in blaze

a fire in a wild area (such as a forest) that is not controlled and that can burn a large area very quickly

The recent wildfires were made worse by the strong winds.

Related Words

• blaze
• inferno
• forest fire
• campfire
• bonfire
• conflagration
• brush fire
• backfire
• holocaust
• arson
• flare-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wildfire

When a wildfire threatens a community, most people don’t think to ask whether the firefighters coming to help slept enough the night before, recovered from the previous day’s shift or have enough energy left for another day on the fire line. — Julian L. Gallegos, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Although evacuation orders in Jack County have been lifted, some roads in the area remain closed because of the wildfire. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Fire crews with water-dropping aircraft attacked a small wildfire that prompted new evacuations Thursday along California's remote Big Sur coast, where a much larger blaze has been burning for nearly three weeks. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026

Fire crews responded quickly to a fast-moving wildfire in Kuna on Wednesday. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing wildfire

• like wildfire