Synonyms of singed

singed 1 of 2

adjective

as in burnt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burnt
• burned
• scorched
• charred
• seared
• incinerated
• sizzling
• scorching
• searing
• broiling
• roasting
• red-hot
• scalding
• smouldering
• smoldering
• piping hot
• flickering
• aglow
• flaring
• live
• lighted
• ignited
• glowing
• aflame
• lit
• hot
• enflamed
• burning
• inflamed
• flaming
• kindled
• blazing
• afire
• alight
• fiery
• combusting
• ablaze
• conflagrant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smothered
• choked
• extinguished
• dead
• damped
• quenched
• doused
• suffocated
• stamped (out)
• snuffed (out)
• dowsed

singed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of singe

as in charred

to burn on the surface

the marshmallows got a bit singed over the campfire, but we like them that way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charred
• scorched
• baked
• lighted
• seared
• lit
• ignited
• kindled
• fired
• inflamed
• incinerated
• enflamed
• cremated
• scalded
• scathed

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of singed

Adjective

Witness the smooth and delicate foie gras parfait, served in little tufts and flattered with singed orange segments. —Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024

Sure, my old hair straighteners don’t look great when compared to today’s generation of sleek wands, but the cramps and singed fingers felt like a small price to pay for poker straight hair at the time. —Hasina Jeelani, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024

But the singed tree remained standing, and has shown a new sign of hope: New green leaves sprouting among the dead. —Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023

In Sicily, a blaze destroyed the 15th century Santa Maria di Gesù church, turning an ancient wooden statue of the Virgin Mary into a singed log and consuming the 434-year-old remains of St. Benedict the Moor. —Elinda Labropoulou, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023