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burning adj.
conflagrant adj.
fiery adj.
flaming adj.

ADJECTIVE

burning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fiery flaming gleaming glowing hot scorching searing

STRONG

alight blistering broiling enkindled flaring heated ignited illuminated kindled oxidizing sizzling smoking smouldering

WEAK

afire aflame conflagrant incandescent on fire red-hot torrid white-hot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool

ADJECTIVE

conflagrant

Synonyms

WEAK

ablaze afire aflame blazing fiery flaming inflamed on fire

ADJECTIVE

fiery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blazing burning combustible excitable fierce flaming glowing heated hot impassioned intense red-hot spirited vehement violent

WEAK

ablaze afire aflame agitable alight choleric conflagrant enthusiastic febrile fervid fevered feverish flaring flickering flushed hot-blooded hot-headed hot-tempered igneous ignited impetuous impulsive inflamed irascible irritable madcap peppery perfervid precipitate unrestrained

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm cold cool dull gentle indifferent mild moderate passive peaceful unexcited unhappy

WEAK

flat impassive subdued

ADJECTIVE

flaming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blazing fiery glowing red-hot

STRONG

alight flaring ignited raging red

WEAK

ablaze afire aflame brilliant conflagrant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull

WEAK

gleeful happy joyful pleased

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“When the dome of Limoges town hall went up in flames and came crashing down, it was not just a roof that collapsed. A little of the soul of France was burning before our eyes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Footage of the fire broadcast on local news Monday afternoon showed one structure — which authorities said was a home — engulfed in flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

They had lived there for 26 years and said they had been forced to watch their neighbourhood going up in flames on TV.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

But for fire safety expert Dr Tony Fogarty, there are many reasons why one home can be engulfed in flames while another is barely touched.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

And it was so big, Meggie felt sure everything around it would go up in flames: the grass, the deck chair, and Dustfinger himself.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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