Synonyms and antonyms of General words for fire in British Thesaurus

fire (noun)

flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way

blaze (noun)

a small fire that burns strongly and brightly

wildfire (noun)

a fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads very quickly

conflagration (noun)

formal a very large fire that causes a lot of damage

spontaneous combustion (noun)

a situation in which something suddenly starts to burn as a result of natural heat produced inside it, not from a flame that comes from outside

inferno (noun)

mainly journalism a large fire in a building or other place

blaze (noun)

mainly journalism a large fire that causes a lot of damage, especially when a building is burning

ignition (noun)

formal the process of making something start to burn

combustion (noun)

the process of burning

flame (noun)

the brightly burning gas that you see coming from a fire

fire (noun)

a small pile of burning wood, coal etc that you make in order to produce heat

firelight (noun)

the light that a fire produces

firestorm (noun)

a very large fire that is caused by bombs

spread (noun)

a situation in which a fire starts to affect a larger area than before