Need another word that means the same as “conflagration”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “conflagration” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Conflagration” are: inferno, fire, blaze, flames, firestorm, holocaust
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “conflagration” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| blaze | Noisy and unrestrained mischief. Their relationship broke up in a blaze of publicity. |
| fire | A fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning. The whisky lit a fire in the back of his throat. |
| firestorm | A storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area. The incident ignited a firestorm of controversy. |
| flames | The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke. |
| holocaust | A Jewish sacrificial offering that was burned completely on an altar. A nuclear holocaust. |
| inferno | A very intense and uncontrolled fire. The inferno of the Friday evening rush hour. |
| ablaze | Very brightly coloured or lighted. Streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees. |
| afire | Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. The whole mill was afire. |
| aflame | Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement- Bram Stoker. Pour brandy over the steaks and then set aflame. |
| alight | Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. Visitors should alight at the Fort Road stop. |
| bask | Lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure. He went on basking in the glory of his first book. |
| blaze | Indicate by marking trees with blazes. The sun blazed down. |
| calamitous | (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. Such calamitous events as fires hurricanes and floods. |
| caustic | A caustic surface or curve. Caustic jokes about political assassination talk show hosts and medical ethics. |
| crushing | Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination. A crushing blow. |
| demon | A cruel, evil, or unmanageable person. He worked like a demon to finish the job on time. |
| destructive | Causing great and irreparable damage. The destructive power of weapons. |
| devastate | Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly. She was devastated by the loss of Damian. |
| douse | Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto. Stewards appeared and the fire was doused. |
| extinguish | Extinguish by crushing. A look which would have extinguished any man. |
| firefighter | A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires. |
| flame | Shine or glow like a flame. Your opinions and mine are probably different but please don t flame me. |
| flaming | Informal intensifiers. Her flaming hair. |
| flare | Become flared and widen usually at one end. Every star seemed to flare with new intensity. |
| incandescence | The phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised. |
| inferno | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment. The inferno of the engine room. |
| perdition | The abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment- John Milton. Hurl d headlong To bottomless perdition there to dwell. |
| pit | A person s armpit. They dug a pit to bury the body. |
| purgatory | (in Catholic doctrine) a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven. Infernal punishments are purgatory and medicinal. |
| pyrotechnic | Of or relating to the craft of making fireworks. Pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity. |
| rekindle | Relight (a fire. Rekindle her love. |
| ruinous | In ruins; dilapidated. A ruinous effect on the environment. |
| smoulder | Smoke coming from a smouldering fire. The controversy smouldered on for several years. |
| tinder | Material for starting a fire. He lit it with a tinder. |
| underworld | The world of criminals or of organized crime. A man reputed to be a godfather of the Glasgow underworld. |
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