set afire

verb

Synonym of set on fire.

“The house was set afire.”

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set on fireset ablazeset aflame
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Meanings

verbset afire (third-person singular simple present sets afire, present participle setting afire, simple past and past participle set afire)

present singular third person sets afire · participle present setting afire

  1. Synonym of set on fire.

    The house was set afire.

    Synonyms: set on fire

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of set on fire.

Similar
set on fire

More synonyms by meaning

verbset fire to; cause to start burning

Similar
set ablazeset aflameset on fire
Broader
burncombust
Also see
conflagratefirefire upigniteincenseinflamekindlelightlight upquickenset alightset on firetorch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

set afire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20afire

MLA

“set afire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20afire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set afire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20afire.

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