Synonyms for incense
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Anger — to anger; to infuriate
anger, burn up, gall, enrage, madden, infuriate, exasperate, nettle, offend, irritate, rile, envenom, aggravate, chafe, rankle, roil, embitter, peeve informal
2. Perfume — to perfume with, or as with, incense
perfume, fragrance, scent, musk, cense, fume, odorize UK US, odorise UK, aromatize, aromatise UK
3. Inflame — to incite; to stimulate
inflame, provoke, heat, excite, stir up, stir, instigate, whip up, sting, incite, stimulate, rouse, foment, pique, kindle, ignite, evoke, stoke, awaken, induce, tempt, arouse
4. Set on fire — to set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn
fire, light up, set on fire, torch, conflagrate, enkindle dated
Other
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
- v. 2
To anger; to infuriate.
I think it would incense him to learn the truth.
- v. 3
To incite; to stimulate.
- n. 1
Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.
Related words
- Word family
- incenser incensor incensory
- Phrases
- incense burner incense cedar
Example sentences
- embitter These things tend to embitter people's lives.
- perfume Tom thinks women in America wear too much perfume.
- fragrance John thought Mary knew Tom was a fragrance chemist.
By length
- 4 letters
- fire2, heat1, stir1, musk1, gall1, fume1, rile1, roil1
- 5 letters
- anger2, scent1, sting1, stoke1, torch1, evoke2, tempt1, rouse1, pique1, peeve1, chafe1, cense
- 6 letters
- kindle2, offend2, induce2, madden2, ignite2, awaken3, excite2, incite2, arouse2, nettle2, enrage2, foment2, rankle2
- 7 letters
- perfume2, provoke2, inflame2, envenom, odorize, odorise, thurify
- 8 letters
- irritate3, flattery3, enkindle, embitter3
- 9 letters
- stimulate3, fragrance2, aggravate3, instigate3, adulation4, infuriate4, aromatize, aromatise, fragrancy
- 10 letters
- exasperate4
- 11 letters
- conflagrate
- 12 letters
- frankincense3, blandishment3
- 13 letters
- thurification
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).