fire - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

Synonyms

• fire
• firing

More generic

• attack
• onrush
• onset
• onslaught

More specific

• antiaircraft fire
• artillery fire
• barrage
• barrage fire
• battery
• bombardment
• broadside
• burst
• call fire
• cannon fire
• concentrated fire
• counterfire
• counterpreparation fire
• cover
• covering fire
• crossfire
• destruction fire
• direct fire
• distributed fire
• fratricide
• friendly fire
• fusillade
• grazing fire
• harassing fire
• hostile fire
• indirect fire
• interdiction fire
• massed fire
• neutralization fire
• observed fire
• preparation fire
• radar fire
• registration fire
• salvo
• scheduled fire
• searching fire
• shelling
• supporting fire
• suppressive fire
• unobserved fire
• volley

Noun

a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

Synonyms

• fire

More generic

• fireplace
• hearth
• open fireplace

More specific

• cookfire

Noun

intense adverse criticism

Synonyms

• attack
• blast
• fire
• flack
• flak

More generic

• criticism
• unfavorable judgment

Noun

the event of something burning (often destructive)

Synonyms

• fire

More generic

• happening
• natural event
• occurrence
• occurrent

More specific

• backfire
• balefire
• bonfire
• brush fire
• campfire
• conflagration
• forest fire
• grassfire
• inferno
• prairie fire
• smolder
• smoulder
• smudge

Noun

a severe trial

Synonyms

• fire

More generic

• trial
• tribulation
• visitation

Noun

feelings of great warmth and intensity

Synonyms

• ardor
• ardour
• fervency
• fervidness
• fervor
• fervour
• fire

More generic

• passion
• passionateness

More specific

• zeal

Noun

the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

Synonyms

• fire
• flame
• flaming

More generic

• burning
• combustion

More specific

• blaze
• blazing
• flare
• ignition

Noun

fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking

Synonyms

• fire

More generic

• fuel

Noun

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

Synonyms

• fire

More generic

• element

Verb

bake in a kiln so as to harden

Synonyms

• fire

More generic

• bake

Verb

destroy by fire

Synonyms

• burn
• burn down
• fire

More generic

• destroy
• ruin

More specific

• backfire
• cremate
• scorch
• torch

Related

• burn
• combust
• incinerate

Verb

start or maintain a fire in

Synonyms

• fire
• ignite
• light

Verb

become ignited

Synonyms

• fire
• flame up

Related

• fire
• ignite
• light

Verb

cause to go off

Synonyms

• discharge
• fire

More specific

• blast
• fusillade
• let drive
• let fly
• loose off
• pop
• shoot

Related

• discharge
• fire
• go off

Verb

go off or discharge

Synonyms

• discharge
• fire
• go off

Verb

start firing a weapon

Synonyms

• fire
• open fire

More generic

• blast
• shoot

Verb

generate an electrical impulse

Synonyms

• fire

More generic

• generate

Verb

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Synonyms

• arouse
• elicit
• enkindle
• evoke
• fire
• kindle
• provoke
• raise

More generic

• create
• make

More specific

• anger
• ask for
• bruise
• discomfit
• discompose
• disconcert
• draw
• excite
• fire up
• heat
• hurt
• ignite
• infatuate
• inflame
• injure
• interest
• invite
• offend
• overcome
• overpower
• overtake
• overwhelm
• prick
• rekindle
• shake
• shake up
• shame
• spite
• stimulate
• stir
• stir up
• strike a chord
• sweep over
• touch a chord
• untune
• upset
• wake
• whelm
• wound

Verb

drive out or away by or as if by fire

Synonyms

• fire

More generic

• chase away
• dispel
• drive away
• drive off
• drive out
• run off
• turn back

Verb

provide with fuel

Synonyms

• fire
• fuel

More generic

• furnish
• provide
• render
• supply

Verb

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Synonyms

• can
• dismiss
• displace
• fire
• force out
• give notice
• give the axe
• give the sack
• sack
• send away
• terminate

More generic

• remove

Opposite / Antonyms

• hire

More specific

• clean out
• dismiss
• drop
• furlough
• lay off
• pension off
• retire
• send away
• send packing
• squeeze out

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