Synonyms for combust
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Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Ignite — to burn, to be consumed by fire; to catch fire
ignite, catch fire, erupt, born, go up, torch, conflagrate, outburn, fire dated, take fire dated, forburn dated
2. Throw a fit
throw a fit, blow a fuse, blow one's stack, have a fit, lose one's temper, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, flip the lid, flip one's wig informal, go ballistic
Definitions
- v. 1
To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
- v. 2
To burn, to be consumed by fire; to catch fire.
- v. 3
To burn, to be consumed by fire; to catch fire. To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
Forms
- Past participle
- combusted
e.g. combusted → ignited, erupted, bornt, torched…
Example sentences
- torch Tom asked Mary if she had a torch he could borrow.
- ignite What you wish to ignite in another must burn inside you.
- erupt I feel like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.
By length
- 4 letters
- fire2, born1
- 5 letters
- torch1, erupt2
- 6 letters
- ignite2
- 7 letters
- outburn, forburn, combure
- 11 letters
- conflagrate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).