Antonyms for torch
tɔrtʃtorch

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1. torchverb

   Synonyms:
   flashlight, firebomb, ablaze, inflame, set, ignite, burn, brand

2. torchnoun

   A stick with a flame on one end used as a light source.

   The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle.

   Synonyms:
   firebomb, ablaze, inflame, set, burn, ignite, brand, flashlight

3. torchnoun

   A portable source of electric light.

   Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.

   Synonyms:
   flashlight, brand

Matched Categories

1. • Burn
   • Electric Lamp
   • Light
   • Mullein

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1. torchnoun

   a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

   Synonyms:
   blowlamp, common mullein, flashlight, great mullein, blowtorch, woolly mullein, flannel mullein

2. common mullein, great mullein, Aaron's rod, flannel mullein, woolly mullein, torch, Verbascum thapsusnoun

   tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

   Synonyms:
   flannel mullein, flashlight, common mullein, blowlamp, woolly mullein, great mullein, blowtorch

3. flashlight, torchnoun

   a small portable battery-powered electric lamp

   Synonyms:
   flannel mullein, flashlight, common mullein, blowlamp, woolly mullein, great mullein, blowtorch

4. blowtorch, torch, blowlampverb

   a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame

   Synonyms:
   great mullein, flashlight, common mullein, blowlamp, woolly mullein, flannel mullein, blowtorch

5. torchverb

   burn maliciously, as by arson

   "The madman torched the barns"

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1. torchnoun

   Synonyms:
   flambeau (flaming torch), cresset

How to use torch in a sentence?

1. Louis Pasteur:

   Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.

2. David Lee Roth:

   I’ve got a band that is doing what Al and I used to call a ‘block,’ that means 75 rehearsals for one show, we are bringing it in classic VH style. Alex and I are the only version, that was his message. There is no other variation. There is no torch being passed. There is no other side to this coin. This is classic, in-your-face Van Halen.

3. Bhartrihari:

   The constant man loses not his virtue in misfortune. A torch may point towards the ground, but its flame will still point upwards.

4. Abu Mustafa:

   We aim to distract the soldiers from shooting and wounding or killing our people. Israeli soldiers will be worried those fire-kites may fall on their heads or torch bushes around them, these kites also torch bushes and trees and not only cause them losses, but keep them busy trying to put out fires.

5. Bobbi Kristina:

   I'm going to carry on the torch, i'm going to carry on her legacy the right way.

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