Synonyms of inflamed

inflamed 1 of 2

adjective

variants also enflamed

1

as in burning

being on fire

the inflamed hillsides in one of the largest wildfires in the state's history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burning
• flaming
• blazing
• ignited
• smoldering
• flickering
• burned
• aflame
• lit
• kindled
• fiery
• afire
• charred
• combusting
• glowing
• alight
• conflagrant
• ablaze
• flaring
• searing
• live
• aglow
• scorched
• hot
• seared
• scorching
• broiling
• singed
• sizzling
• scalding
• red-hot
• roasting
• piping hot
• incinerated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• damped
• choked
• quenched
• smothered
• dead
• extinguished
• stamped (out)
• snuffed (out)
• suffocated
• doused

2

as in angry

feeling or showing anger

he gets red-faced when he's inflamed enough

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angry
• enraged
• infuriated
• outraged
• indignant
• angered
• mad
• furious
• ballistic
• infuriate
• sore
• rabid
• irritable
• irate
• passionate
• incensed
• apoplectic
• riled
• wrathful
• livid
• hot
• annoyed
• fuming
• choleric
• hot under the collar
• steaming
• aggravated
• foaming
• in a huff
• bent out of shape
• fit to be tied
• in a pet
• blue in the face
• roiled
• hopping mad
• ireful
• rankled
• in a fume
• wroth
• cheesed off
• exasperated
• seething
• ticked
• shirty
• hopping
• embittered
• boiling
• going crook
• virulent
• burning
• steamed up
• smoldering
• antagonistic
• horn-mad
• vindictive
• rancorous
• bristling
• resentful
• unpleasant
• vengeful
• spiteful
• riley
• cross
• inflammable
• acrimonious
• malevolent
• vitriolic
• teed off
• antipathetic
• wrought (up)
• bristly
• huffy
• disagreeable
• stormy
• inimical
• ranting
• perturbed
• sizzling
• acrid
• worked up
• bilious
• dyspeptic
• sulky
• icy
• irascible
• fretful
• distant
• cold
• peevish
• petulant
• raving
• unfriendly
• antisocial
• bitter
• snappish
• piqued
• belligerent
• frigid
• testy
• grumpy
• touchy
• querulous
• cantankerous
• quarrelsome
• ill-tempered
• cranky
• ornery
• churlish
• pugnacious
• disapproving
• grouchy
• disputatious
• contentious
• sorehead
• crabby
• fussy
• bearish
• cool
• ill-humored
• contrary
• argumentative
• quick-tempered
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• accepting
• pleased
• agreeable
• accommodating
• amenable
• complaisant
• friendly
• sympathetic
• content
• satisfied
• cordial
• happy
• amicable
• obliging
• angerless
• tolerant
• calm
• understanding
• empathetic
• sweet
• pleasant
• placid
• kind
• peaceable
• serene
• amiable
• tranquil
• pacific
• good-natured
• genial
• affable
• easygoing
• unembittered
• good-tempered

inflamed

2 of 2

verb

variants also enflamed

past tense of inflame

1

as in angered

to make angry

the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angered
• infuriated
• enraged
• irritated
• annoyed
• outraged
• incensed
• riled
• maddened
• roiled
• rankled
• offended
• aggravated
• ired
• steamed up
• provoked
• ticked off
• madded
• exasperated
• nettled
• vexed
• rubbed the wrong way
• affronted
• ruffled
• burned (up)
• piqued
• miffed
• crossed
• got one's goat
• embittered
• peeved
• huffed
• put out
• antagonized
• got
• envenomed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gratified
• pleased
• delighted
• relieved
• soothed
• allayed
• comforted
• assuaged
• consoled
• appeased
• calmed
• pacified
• settled
• quieted
• mollified
• captivated
• enchanted
• charmed
• disarmed
• lulled
• bewitched
• placated
• beguiled
• conciliated

2

as in burned

to set (something) on fire

a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burned
• ignited
• scorched
• kindled
• lit
• enkindled
• torched
• illumined
• fired
• baked
• illuminated
• cooked
• charred
• immolated
• broiled
• set off
• brightened
• irradiated
• lightened
• seared
• rekindled
• ashed
• incinerated
• radiated
• frizzled
• reignited
• stoked
• deflagrated
• cremated
• scalded
• relit
• kilned
• scathed
• banked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguished
• put out
• quenched
• choked
• smothered
• stamped (out)
• obscured
• doused
• snuffed (out)
• darkened
• blackened
• suffocated
• dimmed
• dulled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inflamed

Adjective

Wall said a patchy beard or sideburn loss could be a sign of a scarring hair disorder, and added anyone with sudden, patchy, inflamed or scar-like loss of beard hair should consider seeing a dermatologist. — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Know your treatment options Plain dandruff and a more inflamed seborrheic dermatitis flare-up aren’t always easy to tell apart on your own, but the timeline is a good clue. — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026

Left-hander Connelly Early has not pitched since June 30 due to an inflamed elbow. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

In the short term, maintaining regular, soft bowel movements can help relieve straining (more on this next), lessening symptoms such as pain, itching, and bleeding from inflamed veins. — Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Apr. 2026

By age 50, at least half of adults will suffer through a bout of inflamed, itchy veins, or hemorrhoids, that are literally a pain in the butt. — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026

The lefty underwent his second Tommy John surgery in August 2023 and then missed the entire 2025 season due to an inflamed nerve in his left triceps. — CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026

Thanks to the exosome delivery system, these ingredients are able to very quickly provide deep yet weightless hydration, tighter, less inflamed skin with a stronger barrier. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026

McClanahan underwent his second Tommy John surgery in August 2023 and then missed the entire 2025 season due to an inflamed nerve in his left triceps. — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026

Verb

The Hugging Face incident was a high-profile breach that inflamed the safety concerns about AI, which were followed by similar actions involving OpenAI’s models including breaching an Australian health department website. — Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

The Hugging Face incident was a high-profile breach that inflamed the safety concerns about AI, which were followed by similar rogue actions involving OpenAI's models including breaching an Australian health department website. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Lizzie’s desire to kill her parents is inflamed, for example, by Abby (Rebecca Hall) killing her beloved doves. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Small bumps can also be blemishes caused by clogged or inflamed pores, particularly on acne-prone areas like the chest and back. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 19 Sep. 2026

After several months, Burkins finally saw the specialist, who discovered a mass and noted that her adenoids — soft tissue in the throat, just behind the nose — were inflamed. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

Injection sites can become infected, and veins can become inflamed or blocked by clots. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

The race has inflamed tensions within the Democratic Party over how to energize liberal voters. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

The same driver mutation, when introduced into different genetic backgrounds, elicited different responses in the circuits that govern whether a cell keeps dividing, specializes, becomes inflamed or dies. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026