CONFLAGRATION Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word conflagration. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONFLAGRATION
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inferno | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment • any place of pain and turmoil • a very intense and uncontrolled fire | ||||||||
firestorm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area • an outburst of controversy | ||||||||
blaze | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a strong flame that burns brightly • a cause of difficulty and suffering • noisy and unrestrained mischief • a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted • a light-colored marking verb • shine brightly and intensively • shoot rapidly and repeatedly • burn brightly and intensely • move rapidly and as if blazing • indicate by marking trees with blazes | ||||||||
holocaust | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire) • the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime from 1941 until 1945 | ||||||||
wildfire | nounn | |||||||
noun • a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration |