Need another word that means the same as “ignite”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “ignite” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ignite” are: light, catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, take fire, fire, fire up, heat, inflame, stir up, wake, catch, burst into flames, be set off, explode, set fire to, set on fire, set alight, set burning, kindle, touch off, arouse, trigger, spark, instigate, excite, provoke, foment
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ignite” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| arouse | Excite or provoke (someone) to anger or strong emotions. Something about the man aroused the guard s suspicions. |
| be set off | Have an existence, be extant. |
| burst into flames | Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully. |
| catch | Succeed in catching or seizing especially after a chase. We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater. |
| catch fire | Reach in time. |
| combust | Cause to burn or combust. The professor combusted when the student didn t know the answer to a very elementary question. |
| conflagrate | Cause to start burning. |
| erupt | Erupt or intensify suddenly. Noise erupted from the drawing room. |
| excite | Cause to be agitated excited or roused. Excite the neurons. |
| explode | Cause to burst with a violent release of energy. The enemy exploded the bridge. |
| fire | Set fire to. He fired a shot at the retreating prisoners. |
| fire up | Start firing a weapon. |
| foment | Bathe with warm water or medicated lotions. They accused him of fomenting political unrest. |
| heat | Provide with heat. The action really begins to heat up. |
| inflame | Become inflamed get sore. The torches inflame the night to the eastward. |
| instigate | Provoke or stir up. They instigated a reign of terror. |
| kindle | Arouse or inspire (an emotion or feeling. The dried grass of the prairie kindled spreading the flames for miles. |
| light | Switch on an electric light. Misfortune lighted upon him. |
| provoke | Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. A teacher can provoke you into working harder. |
| set alight | Bear fruit. |
| set burning | Disappear beyond the horizon. |
| set fire to | Locate. |
| set on fire | Apply or start. |
| spark | Emit sparks of fire or electricity. The explosion sparked a fire. |
| stir up | Stir feelings in. |
| take fire | Develop a habit. |
| touch off | Color lightly. |
| trigger | Release or pull the trigger on. Burglars fled empty handed after triggering the alarm. |
| wake | Cause to become awake or conscious. We waked Jim last night. |
| blast | Make with or as if with an explosion. The striker blasted the free kick into the net. |
| blaze | Indicate by marking trees with blazes. He blazed away at the men. |
| burn | Burn sear or freeze tissue using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent. The diesel engine was converted to burn natural gas. |
| cinder | A small piece of partly burnt coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it. A cold hearth full of cinders. |
| combust | Undergo combustion. We combust coal and other fossil fuels. |
| combustible | A combustible substance. A volatile and combustible personality. |
| combustion | A state of violent disturbance and excitement. Combustion grew until revolt was unavoidable. |
| erupt | Erupt or intensify suddenly. The soldiers erupted in fits of laughter. |
| explosive | Liable to lead to sudden change or violence. Explosive violence. |
| fire | Destroy by fire. The boss fired his secretary today. |
| firework | A device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. They were oohing and aahing as if they were watching the fireworks. |
| flame | A brilliant orange red colour like that of flames. The person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed. |
| flammable | Easily ignited. The use of highly flammable materials. |
| flare | Become flared and widen usually at one end. She felt a flare of delight. |
| furor | An interest followed with exaggerated zeal. |
| incendiary | An incendiary bomb or device. Every bard was regarded as an incendiary. |
| incinerate | Become reduced to ashes. Waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills. |
| incinerator | An apparatus for burning waste material, especially industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash. |
| inflame | Become inflamed get sore. The finger joints were inflamed with rheumatoid arthritis. |
| kindle | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses. The young man kindled at once. |
| lava | Rock that in its molten form as magma issues from volcanos lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface. Porphyritic lavas. |
| pyrotechnic | Of or relating to the craft of making fireworks. His writing contains more pyrotechnic energy more colour and action. |
| scald | Any of a number of plant diseases which produce an effect similar to that of scalding especially a disease of fruit marked by browning and caused by excessive sunlight bad storage conditions or atmospheric pollution. Scald the milk with the citrus zest. |
| smolder | Have strong suppressed feelings. A smoldering fire. |
| smoulder | Smoke coming from a smouldering fire. The smoulder suddenly became a blaze. |
| spark | Emit or produce sparks. The trial sparked a furious row. |
| tan | Treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather. She looks tall tan and healthy. |
| tinder | Dry, flammable material, such as wood or paper, used for lighting a fire. They slashed down the undergrowth for tinder. |
| torch | Tall stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches. The shops had been looted and torched. |
| volcano | A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth’s crust. Clare had been building up a silent volcano of resentment. |
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