BURNED Synonyms: 280 Similar and Opposite Words

burned 1 of 2

adjective

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as in scorched

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burned

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verb

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past tense of burn

as in glowed

to be on fire especially brightly all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn

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as in torched

to set (something) on fire it is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink

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as in steamed

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger he came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work

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as in glared

to shine with a bright harsh light the bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long

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as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue he's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now

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as in consumed

to make complete use of heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations

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Recent Examples of burned

Adjective

Designed to function like an ice resurfacer, BurnBot lays down pre-burned paths that define the boundaries of burn areas. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025 Yeager said none of the non-burned areas of the facility have been turned on again. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025

Verb

The pentobarbital didn’t kill her, but her lawyers said her arms were burned and blistered from the caustic drugs. — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 This made the level of destruction Turner witnessed in 2017 even more shocking — especially as the area had burned before without this level of loss. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 Some businesses started selling marijuana under the theory that raw marijuana’s THC is in a form called THC-A, which only turns into impairing delta-9 when heated or burned. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Davilaluna held her down as Flint burned her with a cigarette. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026 To understand what went wrong in Los Angeles, the researchers behind the report evaluated in person more than 900 structures that burned and interviewed 200 residents and 295 people working at 22 agencies involved in the fire response. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 Victor Kruglov, Ranok’s chief executive, told United24 that comic books, international bestsellers, and contemporary Ukrainian fiction titles were also destroyed in a fire that burned for more than a week. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 In other words, the rocket’s fuel does a second job before it is burned. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 Following the Irish uprising against England in 1917, the British retaliation sees Winston Churchill dispatch a brutal police force to Ireland that attacks civilians and ends with Cork City burned. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burned

Adjective

If possible, wait until the extreme temperatures cool to apply pesticides that can cause scorched leaves.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
Later the day of the arson, a young man with scorched hands faced an FBI agent and others investigating the crime.

— Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2026

Definition of scorched

Verb

Her body skin shimmered, and her face glowed, looking even brighter with the help of what appear to be light-brown color contact lenses.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Sep. 2026
My hair was thick, curly, and lush; my lips were full; my decades-long struggle with hormonal acne slowed to a stop; and my skin glowed.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of glowed

Verb

Some veterans say recruiters deceived them and Haitian authorities tortured them; their families call them scapegoats.

— Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Some of the Colombians have long maintained that they were deceived about the mission and arrived at the home after Moïse had already been killed.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceived

Verb

At least Mark Zuckerberg had the decency to be duplicitous, Altman is just openly consumed by the mania of trying to win the most important technological arms race since the atom bomb.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
The same technology that’s transformed how audiobooks are consumed has also changed how they’re made.

— Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of consumed

Adjective

In the coming days, Harrison says a plaque will be placed at the Carousel of Happiness near that remaining piece of charred wood.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
The in-house restaurant, Grant Park Bistro, serves New American classics with European panache—think charred broccolini risotto and Iberico pork skirt steak.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026