Definitions

flaring

[flair-ing] / ˈflɛər ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

ablaze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afire aflame

WEAK

alight blazing burning conflagrant fiery flaming ignited lighted

Antonyms

WEAK

dark dim dull unexcited

ADJECTIVE

burning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fiery flaming gleaming glowing hot scorching searing

STRONG

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

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool

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 flickering flushed hot-blooded hot-headed hot-tempered igneous ignited impetuous impulsive in flames 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 ignited raging red

WEAK

ablaze afire aflame brilliant conflagrant in flames

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull

WEAK

gleeful happy joyful pleased

ADJECTIVE

tawdry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sleazy tacky vulgar

WEAK

blatant brazen chintzy common crude dirty flashy flaunting garish gaudy gimcrack glaring glittering glitzy jazzy junky loud meretricious obtrusive offensive plastic poor raffish screaming showy sporty tinsel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nice

WEAK

sophisticated tasteful

Example Sentences

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Nine minutes into the second half, the homegrown captain, neck muscles flaring, flicked a header beyond Dida, circling his arms to rouse the Reds in the Istanbul stands.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Hazardous haze has also been choking people elsewhere in South East Asia, with the most number of hotspots flaring up across Malaysia and Indonesia in seven years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Capterio, a satellite-data company, monitors the burning of unwanted natural gas at energy infrastructure, known as methane flaring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Distinct from postpartum depression and the baby blues, conditions that are pervasive and persistent, D-MER is episodic, flaring and disappearing within minutes, completely related to the act of breastfeeding.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2026

But that’s not fair, Dimple found herself thinking, her temper flaring.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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