Synonyms for blaze
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Flame
fire, flame, light, flare, shine, brilliance, glare, coruscation, gleam, sparkle
2. Safety orange — A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
- n. 2
A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
- v. 1
To disclose; bewray; defame.
Related words
- Word family
- blazar blazer
- Phrases
- blaze up blaze away blaze a trail
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Fire is always attended with light, as well as heat; blaze, flame, etc., designate the mingled light and heat of a fire.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- flame The eternal flame of love burned only half a year.
- flare You must be careful not to make his anger flare up.
- hell I'd rather live in hell than in the United States.
- burst When she saw her test score, she burst into tears.
- outburst She always has an emotional outburst when arguing.
By length
- 4 letters
- fire2, hell1, born1, spot1, blot1
- 5 letters
- light1, shine1, burst1, flame1, stain1, flare1, smear1, glare1, gleam1
- 6 letters
- malign2, defame2, blazon, smirch
- 7 letters
- sparkle2, blemish2, blacken2, traduce, asperse
- 8 letters
- proclaim2, outburst2, besmirch
- 9 letters
- denigrate3, coruscate
- 10 letters
- brilliance2
- 11 letters
- coruscation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).