Synonyms of conflagration

conflagration

noun

ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən 

1

as in inferno

a destructive burning

the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inferno
• fire
• wildfire
• holocaust
• blaze
• bonfire
• campfire
• arson
• forest fire
• backfire
• flare-up
• brush fire

2

as in hostilities

a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups

what began as a skirmish over disputed territory erupted into a conflagration that swept the continent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hostilities
• war
• conflict
• skirmish
• hot war
• civil war
• cold war
• fighting
• battle
• warfare
• world war
• holy war
• police action
• limited war
• engagement
• action
• combat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peace
• disarmament
• demobilization
• demilitarization
• pacification
• truce
• tranquility
• calm
• peacefulness
• ceasefire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conflagration

Since the conflagration of 1871, brick has been the workaday material of choice throughout the city’s neighborhoods. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

In their terrifying report, these researchers spell out the doomsday denouement of most of the planet’s peoples following a nuclear conflagration. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

These conflagrations follow the historic fires that raged in France and Spain last month, displacing hundreds of thousands of residents. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Fourteen people were injured — two critically — in the conflagration and taken to local hospitals. — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026