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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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in flames

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

Her business empire is going up in flames.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Firefighters responded to a call shortly before 3 a.m. and found the home engulfed in flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

He then erupts in flames twice his height, dark smoke billowing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

If it isn’t all done, every little bit of it, you’re going to face the 6:00 P.M. dinner rush defenseless and probably go down in flames.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

in flames

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