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Synonyms for enkindle

  • verb

Most common

set on fire wake kindle ignite

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Kindle

kindle, fire, ignite, excite, rouse, light, light up, set on fire, wake, raise, stir up, torch, provoke, awaken, incense, incite, arouse, evoke, elicit, stir, stoke, stimulate

2. Inflame

inflame, conflagrate, foment, enrage

Related words

Other spellings
inkindle

Forms

Past participle
enkindled
e.g. enkindled → kindled, fired, ignited, excited…

Example sentences

  • wake I'd like a wake-up call at seven tomorrow morning.
  • kindle Will you buy a Kindle, a Nook or a Kobo eReader?
  • ignite What you wish to ignite in another must burn inside you.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
enkindlesteady
wakerising
kindlesteady
igniterising

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

By length

4 letters
fire2, wake1, stir1
5 letters
light1, raise1, torch1, stoke1, evoke2, rouse1
6 letters
kindle2, ignite2, awaken3, excite2, incite2, elicit3, arouse2, foment2, enrage2
7 letters
provoke2, incense2, inflame2
9 letters
stimulate3
11 letters
conflagrate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).