WILDFIRE Synonyms
8 hypernyms for wildfire. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for WILDFIRE
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| forest fire | noun n | |||||
noun • an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area | ||||||
| blaze | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a strong flame that burns brightly • a cause of difficulty and suffering • noisy and unrestrained mischief • a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted • a light-colored marking verb • shine brightly and intensively • shoot rapidly and repeatedly • burn brightly and intensely • move rapidly and as if blazing • indicate by marking trees with blazes | ||||||
| conflagration | noun n | |||||
noun • a very intense and uncontrolled fire | ||||||
| firestorm | noun n | |||||
noun • a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area • an outburst of controversy | ||||||
| holocaust | noun n | |||||
noun • an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire) • the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945 | ||||||
| inferno | noun n | |||||
noun • (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment • any place of pain and turmoil • a very intense and uncontrolled fire | ||||||
| bushfire | noun n | |||||
noun • An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire. | ||||||
| flames | noun n | |||||
noun • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke verb • shine with a sudden light • be in flames or aflame • criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium | ||||||