Synonyms for afire

Most common

lighted · alight · ablaze · aflame · burning · flaming

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   On fire (often metaphorically).

Related words

Phrases

set afire

Example sentences

• lighted Have you ever lighted a cigarette with a blowtorch?
• alight The fire brigade arrived to find the house well alight.
• ablaze The house was ablaze when the fire engine arrived.
• aflame Keep on setting my heart aflame, I like it so far!
• burning There's an acrid smell here. Is something burning?
• flaming The juggler tossed a flaming baton to his partner.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

alight², ablaze², aflame², aflare

7 letters

burning², flaming², lighted²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alight² = 2 syllables).