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Synonyms for burning
ˈbɜr nɪŋburn·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
burning
One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.
Synonyms:
animated, anxious, ardent, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, hot, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, vehement, yearning, zealousAntonyms:
apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmovedPreposition:
Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.
Princeton's WordNet
burning, combustionnoun
the act of burning something
"the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"
Synonyms:
electrocution, combustion, burn, burning at the stakeAntonyms:
unimportantburn, burningnoun
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
Synonyms:
burn mark, tan, burn, combustion, electrocution, burning at the stake, sunburn, suntanAntonyms:
unimportantcombustion, burningnoun
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
Synonyms:
electrocution, combustion, burn, burning at the stakeAntonyms:
unimportantelectrocution, burningnoun
execution by electricity
Synonyms:
electrocution, combustion, burn, burning at the stakeAntonyms:
unimportantburning, burning at the stakenoun
execution by fire
Synonyms:
electrocution, combustion, burn, burning at the stakeAntonyms:
unimportantburningadjective
a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin
Synonyms:
electrocution, combustion, burn, burning at the stakeAntonyms:
unimportantburning(a)adjective
of immediate import
"burning issues of the day"
Antonyms:
unimportant
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
burningnoun
Synonyms:
combustion, cineration, incineration, cauterization, cautery, pyrography, arson, incendiarism, smolderingburningnoun
Synonyms:
cremation, incremationAssociated words:
cremator, crematory, crematorium
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "burning":
combustion, incineration, burn, fire, recording, smoldering, blazing, flue, blight, heating, fires, arson, ardour, hot-spot
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#487 | hot | |
#960 | fire | |
#2756 | recording | |
#4092 | heating | |
#4429 | burning | |
#4915 | burn | |
#5288 | animated | |
#5534 | intent | |
#6290 | tan | |
#7174 | intense | |
#8541 | fires | |
#9217 | keen | |
#11300 | eager | |
#12032 | combustion | |
#13784 | enthusiastic | |
#13864 | anxious | |
#17693 | earnest | |
#18433 | glowing | |
#21444 | blazing | |
#22948 | longing | |
#26458 | arson | |
#27794 | blight | |
#27965 | impatient | |
#31156 | flue | |
#31690 | yearning | |
#33982 | ardent | |
#35040 | incineration | |
#40719 | sunburn | |
#43874 | zealous | |
#46093 | fervent | |
#46387 | desirous | |
#53357 | ardour | |
#58765 | smoldering | |
#70620 | suntan | |
#76435 | vehement | |
#78961 | electrocution | |
#83664 | impetuous | |
#210695 | importunate |
How to use burning in a sentence?
When they saw jets hitting parliament in Ankara and people in Istanbul, they got organized among themselves and marched to the base to try and stop them, they tried to block traffic to the base by parking their vehicles, burning hay to block the jets' vision, and in the end they attempted to cut the power to the base.
The fire's burning in all directions, on all flanks, because of the footprint of the fire, the fire was rapidly progressing towards the federal land and the decision was made to go unified with our federal cooperators so that we can collectively make the decisions that are right for both the public and the citizens in the area.
I was burning up inside when Robert was talking about how likable and charming Negan is.
By the way, even my happy time music isn’t helping me calm down the burning hatred I feel inside my dying core. You’d best be on your best behaviour, unless you want me to ERapeP your ass.
It is deeply disturbing to see a group of students engaged in this kind of conduct, this symbolic gesture aimed not just to reject or refute ideas but to obliterate the very paper on which they were written... It behooves the university to educate its students about why book burning is so inimical to open discourse and free expression.
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