torch | Definition of torch

torch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of torch

to set (something) on fire

police suspect that the owner torched the house for the insurance money

Synonyms of torch

burn, enkindle, fire, ignite, inflame (also enflame), kindle, light

Words Related to torch

char, frizzle, scorch

bake, broil, cook

ash, cremate, incinerate, kiln

brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, lighten, radiate

scald, scathe, sear

reignite, rekindle, relight

Near Antonyms of torch

choke, smother, suffocate

blacken, darken, dim, dull, obscure

Antonyms of torch

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out)