Synonyms of blaze

blaze 1 of 3

noun

ˈblāz 

1

as in explosion

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

she felt a blaze of resentment upon hearing that she had been passed over for promotion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explosion
• burst
• outburst
• eruption
• flash
• flare
• gust
• gale
• storm
• flush
• spasm
• agony
• frenzy
• paroxysm
• fit
• gush
• flare-up
• ebullition
• rage
• ecstasy
• tantrum
• rapture
• firestorm
• transport
• blowup
• delirium
• furor
• grouch

2

as in glow

the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible

temporarily blinded by the blaze of dozens of camera lights

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glow
• glare
• light
• gleam
• glint
• illumination
• sunlight
• beam
• radiance
• flare
• fluorescence
• luminescence
• incandescence
• shine
• glimmer
• flash
• twinkle
• moonlight
• ray
• sparkle
• shimmer
• sunshine
• reflection
• glitter
• scintillation
• daylight
• streak
• stream
• aurora
• halo
• sheen
• shaft
• aureole
• sunbeam
• luster
• gloss
• afterglow
• polish
• glisten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• night
• darkness
• dark
• blackness
• shadow
• dusk
• gloom
• dimness
• duskiness

blaze

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verb (1)

as in to announce

to make known openly or publicly

the White House didn't waste a minute in blazing the lower unemployment figures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announce
• publish
• declare
• proclaim
• post
• advertise
• flash
• broadcast
• herald
• promulgate
• run with
• publicize
• disclose
• spread
• blare
• sound
• release
• give out
• reveal
• promote
• blazon
• beat the drum (for or about)
• trumpet
• report
• disseminate
• bark
• cry
• enunciate
• annunciate
• ring
• placard
• bulletin
• toll
• puff
• show
• impart
• call (off or out)
• manifest
• feature
• introduce
• billboard
• bill
• divulge
• notify
• gazette
• inform
• knell
• hand down
• kithe
• intimate
• communicate
• plug
• apprise
• pitch
• blurb
• advise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conceal
• silence
• suppress
• withhold
• recall
• revoke
• hush (up)
• retract
• recant

blaze

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verb (2)

1

as in to glow

to be on fire especially brightly

the house blazed for over three hours in the late-night fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glow
• burn
• flame
• fire
• flicker
• shine
• gleam
• combust
• smolder
• ignite
• go up in flames
• kindle
• scorch
• cook
• melt
• light (up)
• beam
• roast
• spark
• flare (up)
• enkindle
• char
• bake
• deflagrate
• broil
• flash
• beat (down)
• brighten
• sparkle
• waver
• catch
• glisten
• sputter
• glitter
• glare
• radiate
• glint
• shimmer
• glimmer
• twinkle
• swelter
• gutter
• scintillate

2

as in to burn

to shine with a bright harsh light

the spotlight blazed through my window

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burn
• glow
• flame
• flare
• glare
• flash
• gleam
• beat
• beam
• sparkle
• glance
• radiate
• glisten
• glint
• glitter
• twinkle
• shimmer
• glimmer
• blind
• dazzle
• scintillate
• glister
• daze
• bedazzle

3

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

an extreme skier went blazing down the ski slope at a reckless pace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• race
• rush
• hurry
• chase
• scurry
• trot
• drive
• fly
• travel
• jump
• zip
• buzz
• blow
• run
• blast
• tear
• scoot
• dart
• dash
• step
• rip
• rocket
• scuttle
• jog
• career
• jet
• crack (on)
• zoom
• bolt
• shoot
• ram
• whirl
• breeze
• motor
• bundle
• hustle
• hasten
• course
• hurtle
• hurl
• bowl
• hare
• pelt
• hie
• beat it
• gallop
• rustle
• bomb
• belt
• barrel
• careen
• nip
• hump
• bustle
• highball
• whisk
• get a move on
• cannonball
• step on it
• make tracks
• streak
• shake a leg
• hotfoot (it)
• scamper
• stampede
• flit
• beetle
• sprint
• accelerate
• scuffle
• outrun
• overtake
• whiz
• step out
• scud
• quicken
• catch up
• outstrip
• outpace
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• crawl
• drag
• hang (around or out)
• linger
• poke
• tarry
• lag
• dawdle
• stroll
• poke
• loiter
• amble
• shuffle
• saunter
• slow (down or up)
• plod
• lumber
• dillydally
• decelerate
• dally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blaze

Noun

In the wake of an independent report, the Los Angeles Fire Department acknowledged missteps leading up to the 2025 Palisades fire and in its initial response to the blaze, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,800 structures. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The blazes destroyed more than 16,250 homes and commercial buildings. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Deborah looks to blaze her own trail at Hillman, but the historically Black college is facing financial challenges, forcing her to quickly emerge as a leader. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

If first seasons are when new designers demonstrate their brand knowledge, then second and third are when designers start to blaze their own paths while evolving the fashion house. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing blaze

• blaze (up)