Torch Synonyms

tôrch
A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. flashlight
  2. beacon
  3. firebrand
  4. flare
  5. light
  6. lamp
  7. arsonist
  8. blaze
  9. lantern
  10. brand
  11. pine for
  12. blowtorch
  13. cresset
  14. firebug
  15. miss desperately
  16. flambeau
  17. flambeau (flaming torch)
  18. love in vain
  19. incendiary
  20. blowlamp
Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. common mullein
  2. great mullein
  3. Aaron's rod
  4. flannel mullein
  5. woolly mullein
  6. verbascum-thapsus
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To cause to burn or undergo combustion
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. enkindle
  2. fire
  3. ignite
  4. kindle
  5. light

Words Related to Torch

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Torch Sentence Examples

  • He ripped open the door, blinded by the torch light in the halls.

  • Kris lit another torch to display a darkened case on the wall.

  • He took in the gilded sconces and carved statues until his sensitive eyes watered, and he closed his eyes to the torch light.

  • The chamber beyond was dark, lit by the soft glow of a single torch beside a clear sarcophagus.

  • Relieved, he snatched a torch and waved it thrice, until Vara wheeled and disappeared into the forest.

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