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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'burn' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) burn, burning
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Synonyms: burn mark, tan, burn, combustion, electrocution, burning at the stake, sunburn, suntan, burning

2. (noun) tan, suntan, sunburn, burn
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
Synonyms: burning, topaz, erythema solare, burn, tangent, burn mark, sunburn, suntan, tan

3. (noun) burn
an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
Synonyms: tan, suntan, burning, burn mark, sunburn

4. (noun) burn, burn mark
a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
Synonyms: tan, suntan, burning, burn mark, burn, sunburn

5. (verb) burn
damage inflicted by fire
Synonyms: tan, suntan, burning, burn mark, sunburn

6. (verb) burn, fire, burn down
destroy by fire
Synonyms: kindle, evoke, bite, sack, give the axe, burn, dismiss, go off, go up, enkindle, give the sack, cut, glow, elicit, burn up, terminate, fire, combust, arouse, give notice, open fire, displace, sting, send away, raise, sunburn, provoke, can, burn down, cauterize, incinerate, discharge, burn off, fuel, force out, cauterise

7. (verb) burn, glow
shine intensely, as if with heat
Synonyms: shine, beam, burn up, radiate, burn, cut, incinerate, sunburn, sting, combust, burn down, burn off, bite, cauterize, glow, cauterise, fire

8. (verb) burn, combust
undergo combustion
Synonyms: throw a fit, fly off the handle, catch fire, take fire, ignite, flip one's wig, hit the roof, burn, burn up, blow up, lose one's temper, cut, incinerate, sunburn, sting, blow a fuse, combust, erupt, hit the ceiling, burn down, conflagrate, go ballistic, burn off, bite, cauterize, blow one's stack, have kittens, flip one's lid, glow, cauterise, fire, have a fit

9. (verb) bite, sting, burn
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Synonyms: stick, burn down, seize with teeth, burn, prick, burn up, cut, twinge, incinerate, sunburn, sting, combust, burn off, bite, cauterize, glow, cauterise, fire

10. (verb) burn, combust
cause to burn or combust
Synonyms: throw a fit, fly off the handle, catch fire, take fire, ignite, flip one's wig, hit the roof, burn, burn up, blow up, lose one's temper, cut, incinerate, sunburn, sting, blow a fuse, combust, erupt, hit the ceiling, burn down, conflagrate, go ballistic, burn off, bite, cauterize, blow one's stack, have kittens, flip one's lid, glow, cauterise, fire, have a fit

11. (verb) burn
feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
Synonyms: sting, burn down, burn off, cauterise, fire, burn up, cauterize, glow, incinerate, sunburn, combust, cut, bite

12. (verb) burn, incinerate
cause to undergo combustion
Synonyms: sting, burn down, burn off, cauterise, fire, burn up, burn, cauterize, glow, incinerate, sunburn, combust, cut, bite

13. (verb) burn
burn at the stake
Synonyms: sting, burn down, burn off, cauterise, fire, burn up, cauterize, glow, incinerate, sunburn, combust, cut, bite

14. (verb) burn
spend (significant amounts of money)
Synonyms: sting, burn down, burn off, cauterise, fire, burn up, cauterize, glow, incinerate, sunburn, combust, cut, bite

15. (verb) burn
feel hot or painful
Synonyms: sting, burn down, burn off, cauterise, fire, burn up, cauterize, glow, incinerate, sunburn, combust, cut, bite

16. (verb) cauterize, cauterise, burn
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
Synonyms: cauterize, burn up, burn down, burn off, sting, fire, combust, burn, cut, sunburn, incinerate, bite, glow, cauterise, callous

17. (verb) sunburn, burn
get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
Synonyms: sting, burn down, burn off, cauterise, fire, burn up, cauterize, burn, glow, incinerate, sunburn, combust, cut, bite

18. (verb) cut, burn
create by duplicating data
Synonyms: veer, bring down, snub, bite, turn off, edit out, cut, burn up, burn, rationalize, hack, trim down, write out, prune, thin, slue, glow, trim back, trim, ignore, swerve, combust, shorten, cut off, edit, thin out, cut down, skip, abridge, reduce, rationalise, sting, contract, foreshorten, dilute, curve, switch off, sheer, make out, geld, slew, tailor, burn down, cauterize, incinerate, turn out, fire, disregard, burn off, issue, cauterise, cut back, abbreviate, trend, sunburn

19. (verb) burn off, burn, burn up
use up (energy)
Synonyms: flare, go up, burn up, burn, cut, incinerate, sunburn, sting, combust, burn down, flame up, burn off, bite, cauterize, blaze up, glow, cauterise, fire

20. (verb) burn
burn with heat, fire, or radiation
Synonyms: sting, burn down, burn off, cauterise, fire, burn up, cauterize, glow, incinerate, sunburn, combust, cut, bite


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'burn' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. burn
To burn is to subject to the action of fire, or of intense heat so as to effect either partial change or complete combustion; as, to burn wood in the fire; to burn one's hand on a hot stove; th
Synonyms: burn, blaze, char, flame, incinerate, set fire to, brand, consume, flash, kindle, set on fire, cauterize, cremate, ignite, scorch, singe
Antonyms: cool, extinguish, put out, smother, stifle, subdue


'burn' - Nearby Entries  

burnet bloodwort  burnett  burnham  burn  burning at the stake  burning bush  burning  



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