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scorched

ADJECTIVE
baked
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dried melted
STRONG
heated simmered warmed
ADJECTIVE
bone-dry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arid parched sunbaked
WEAK
anhydrous dry as a bone moistureless seared waterless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damp moist wet
ADJECTIVE
burned
Synonyms
STRONGEST
charred
STRONG
blistered branded burnt cauterized parched scalded seared singed
ADJECTIVE
burnt
Synonyms
STRONG
charred parched scalded seared singed
ADJECTIVE
fired
Synonyms
STRONGEST
burned
STRONG
alight baked burning enkindled glowing heated kindled kindling smoking smoldering
WEAK
ablaze afire aflame incandescent on fire set on fire
ADJECTIVE
heated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boiling fiery hot
STRONG
baked baking broiled broiling burned burning burnt cooked fired fried parched scalding scorching sizzling toasted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cold cool freezing
WEAK
calm cooled frozen peaceful
ADJECTIVE
overdone
Synonyms
STRONG
burned charred
ADJECTIVE
parched
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arid thirsty withered
STRONG
burned dehydrated shriveled
WEAK
cotton-mouth dried-out dried-up dry as dust waterless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
moist wet
WEAK
damp
ADJECTIVE
sere
Synonyms
WEAK
arid dried droughty dry parched sear shriveled waterless withered
ADJECTIVE
torrid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arid blazing blistering parched red-hot scorching sizzling stifling sultry sweltering
WEAK
austral boiling broiling burning dried dry fiery heated parching scalding tropic tropical
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cold cool damp moist wet
WEAK
arctic freezing frigid unsensual

Example Sentences

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Atwood also received replacement Oscars after sending the academy a photo of her scorched “crispy critter” and informing them that two others had been completely lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Verified footage from Monday shows shattered glass and scorched walls at the Grand Bazaar, a sprawling labyrinth of shops and stalls which has stood for centuries.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Feller, buoyed by a huge partisan crowd gathered around the course, set the flags flying and airhorns blaring as he scorched into the lead by more than half a second.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Altogether, the fires erased an estimated $8.3 billion in home value across the two scorched suburban L.A. communities.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

The ground was scorched black where the flames had passed.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III