Thesaurus
burn
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of BURN
1
to be on fire especially brightly <all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn>
Related Words catch, enkindle; deflagrate, fire, ignite, kindle; flare (up), light (up); flicker, gutter, waver; bake, broil, char, cook, melt, roast, scorch, swelter; smolder (or smoulder), spark, sputter; beam, brighten, radiate; beat (down), flash, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glitter, scintillate, shimmer, shine, sparkle, twinkle
Phrases go up in flames
2
to set (something) on fire <it is not a good idea to try to burn old papers in the sink>
3
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger <he came home burning with anger because of a reprimand at work>
4
to shine with a bright harsh light <the bright streetlight outside our motel room burned all night long>
5
to cause to believe what is untrue <he's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now>
Synonyms bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, sucker, suck in, take in, trick
Related Words kid, put on, tease; bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, flam, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle
Near Antonyms debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask; disclose, divulge, tell, unveil; disabuse, disenchant, disillusion
Antonyms undeceive
6
to make complete use of <heedlessly burning the country's resources without any concern for future generations>
Related Words abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, reduce; eat, use; bankrupt, clean (out), impoverish; cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken; dry up, empty; blow, dissipate, fritter (away), guzzle, lavish, misspend, run through, squander, throw away, waste
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