Scorch Synonyms and Antonyms

skôrch
To undergo or cause to undergo damage by or as if by fire
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sear
  2. burn
  3. char
  4. singe
To criticize harshly and devastatingly
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sear
  2. singe
  3. burn
  4. blister
  5. excoriate
  6. flay
  7. char
  8. roast
  9. parch
  10. scathe
  11. scourge
  12. shrivel
  13. drub
  14. lash
  15. rip into
  16. dry
  17. scarify
  18. score
  19. lambaste
  20. scald
  21. slap
  22. slash
  23. slam
  24. blacken
  25. toast
  26. torrefy
  27. wither
Antonyms:
  1. freeze
Damage or a damaged substance that results from burning
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. singe
  2. burn
  3. char
  4. sear
To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. burn

Words Related to Scorch

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Scorch Sentence Examples

  • Fire, on the other hand, can scorch earth.

  • They use a program called Scorch by the company Sibelius.

  • Those two issues can sometimes melt or scorch an area around the batteries, rendering the phone inoperable.

  • That tends to be gentler than the hotter afternoon sun and your plants will be less likely to scorch.

  • Apply water directly to the soil in the mornings to prevent leaf scorch.

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