Need another word that means the same as “ablaze”? Find 45 synonyms and 30 related words for “ablaze” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ablaze” are: afire, aflame, aflare, alight, aroused, inflamed, reddened, in flames, flaming, burning, blazing, raging, fiery, lit, lighted, ignited, lit up, gleaming, glowing, aglow, illuminated, brilliant, bright, shining, radiant, shimmering, sparkling, flashing, dazzling, luminous, lustrous, incandescent, passionate, impassioned, excited, stimulated, eager, animated, incensed, intense, heated, ardent, fervent, frenzied, feverish
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ablaze” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| afire | On fire; burning. Forests set ablaze or afire by lightning. |
| aflame | Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement. Even the car s tires were aflame. |
| aflare | Bursting with activity; full of intense excitement. Flags aflare in the breeze. |
| aglow | Glowing. She was aglow with health. |
| alight | Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. Candles alight on the tables. |
| animated | Full of life or excitement; lively. Animated conversation. |
| ardent | Burning; glowing. The ardent flames. |
| aroused | Emotionally aroused. The aroused opposition. |
| blazing | Shining intensely. She had a blazing row with Eddie and stormed out. |
| bright | Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing reflecting a sheen or glow. A bright idea. |
| brilliant | Having striking color. The brilliant sound of the trumpets. |
| burning | Very keenly or deeply felt; intense. The burning midday sun. |
| dazzling | Amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning. A dazzling smile. |
| eager | (of a person’s expression or tone of voice) keenly expectant or interested. Eager for success. |
| excited | Excessively affected by emotion. They were excited about the prospect. |
| fervent | (archaic) extremely hot, burning, or glowing. A fervent admirer. |
| feverish | Having or showing the symptoms of a fever. A feverish cold. |
| fiery | Very intense. The sun was a fiery ball low on the hills. |
| flaming | Passionate or violent. They dragged her away from the flaming car. |
| flashing | Shining in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way. A police car with a flashing light. |
| frenzied | Excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion. A frenzied look in his eye. |
| gleaming | Bright with a steady but subdued shining. Gleaming black limousines. |
| glowing | Highly enthusiastic. Glowing praise. |
| heated | Made warm or hot het is a dialectal variant of heated. A heated argument. |
| ignited | Set afire. The ignited paper. |
| illuminated | (of a manuscript) having pages or letters decorated by hand with gold, silver, or coloured designs. A large illuminated sign. |
| impassioned | Characterized by intense emotion. An impassioned appeal. |
| in flames | Currently fashionable. |
| incandescent | Extremely angry. Plumes of incandescent liquid rock. |
| incensed | Angered at something unjust or wrong. Leonora glared back at him incensed. |
| inflamed | (of a part of the body) red or swollen as a result of inflammation. The inflamed clouds at sunset. |
| intense | Extremely sharp or intense. The job demands intense concentration. |
| lighted | Designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight. Lighted tennis courts. |
| lit | Very good, impressive, or exciting. A lit cigarette. |
| lit up | In readiness. |
| luminous | Giving off light; bright or shining. Luminous intensity. |
| lustrous | Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow. She brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves. |
| passionate | Arising from intense feelings of sexual love. He s passionate about football. |
| radiant | Of an appliance designed to emit radiant energy especially for cooking or heating. A radiant heater. |
| raging | Tremendous. The stream could become a raging torrent in wet weather. |
| reddened | Reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion. With puffy reddened eyes. |
| shimmering | Shining with a soft, slightly wavering light. The shimmering waters of Lake Como. |
| shining | Reflecting light. Shining white enamel. |
| sparkling | Lively and witty. Sparkling wine. |
| stimulated | Emotionally aroused. |
| afire | On fire; burning. The whole mill was afire. |
| aflame | In flames; burning. He was aflame with desire. |
| alight | Come down. Visitors should alight at the Fort Road stop. |
| blaze | Indicate by marking trees with blazes. The gardens in summer are a blaze of colour. |
| burn | An area of land cleared by burning vegetation. Mark burns him by saying he hasn t even heard of the guy s agency. |
| burning | The act of burning something. The burning question of independence. |
| choleric | (in medieval medicine) having choler as the predominant bodily humour. A choleric disposition. |
| combustion | The process of burning something. The combustion of fossil fuels. |
| conflagration | A very intense and uncontrolled fire. Tinder dry conditions sparked fears of a conflagration in many drought devastated communities. |
| douse | Put out, as of a candle or a light. Stewards appeared and the fire was doused. |
| drench | Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged. A drench of sack. |
| extinguish | Extinguish by crushing. A look which would have extinguished any man. |
| fervent | (archaic) extremely hot, burning, or glowing. A fervent admirer. |
| fiery | Having a passionate and quick-tempered nature. A fiery desert wind. |
| fire | Start or maintain a fire in. The fire of their religious conviction. |
| firefighter | A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires. |
| fireman | Play in which children pretend to put out a fire. |
| flame | Be in flames or aflame. Send out an unsolicited email and you could possibly receive thousands of flames. |
| flaming | Informal intensifiers. They dragged her away from the flaming car. |
| flare | Become flared and widen usually at one end. Tempers flared at the meeting. |
| glow | An alert and refreshed state. The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city. |
| igneous | Of fire; fiery. Rocks formed by igneous agents. |
| impassioned | Filled with or showing great emotion. An impassioned appeal. |
| irascible | Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered. An irascible and difficult man. |
| macerate | Cause to waste away by fasting. The fruit was allowed to macerate before fermentation. |
| scorch | A plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues. The invaders scorched the land. |
| smoulder | Smoke coming from a smouldering fire. The bonfire still smouldered the smoke drifting over the paddock. |
| sop | Dip into liquid. My agent telephones as a sop but never finds me work. |
| stoke | Encourage or incite (a strong emotion or tendency. He stoked up the barbecue. |
| torrid | Extremely hot and dry. The torrid heat of the noonday sun. |
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