Synonyms for burning
ˈbɜr nɪŋ

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. 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, zealous

   Antonyms:
   apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmoved

   Preposition:
   Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. burning, combustion(noun)

   the act of burning something

   "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"

   Synonyms:
   electrocution, combustion, burn, burning at the stake

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

2. burn, burning(noun)

   pain that feels hot as if it were on fire

   Synonyms:
   burn mark, tan, burn, combustion, electrocution, burning at the stake, sunburn, suntan

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

3. combustion, burning(noun)

   a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

   Synonyms:
   electrocution, combustion, burn, burning at the stake

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

4. electrocution, burning(noun)

   execution by electricity

   Synonyms:
   electrocution, combustion, burn, burning at the stake

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

5. burning, burning at the stake(noun)

   execution by fire

   Synonyms:
   electrocution, combustion, burn, burning at the stake

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

6. burning(adj)

   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 stake

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

7. burning(a)(adj)

   of immediate import

   "burning issues of the day"

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. burning(a.)

   Synonyms:
   fiery, flaming, hot, scorching

2. burning(a.)

   Synonyms:
   glowing, ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, intense, earnest

3. burning(a.)

   Synonyms:
   vehement, powerful

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. burning(n)

   Synonyms:
   combustion, cineration, incineration, cauterization, cautery, pyrography, arson, incendiarism, smoldering

2. burning(n)

   Synonyms:
   cremation, incremation

   Associated words:
   cremator, crematory, crematorium

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "burning":

   combustion, incineration, burn, fire, recording, smoldering, blazing, flue, blight, heating, fires, arson, ardour, hot-spot

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How to use burning in a sentence?

1. Proverb:

   Burning the poor man's candles, counting the rich man's money. #Dontbefooledagain

2. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   Anyone ferrying wood to the Syrian fire will find themselves burning. It is a friendly warning.

3. Jeff Kaufmann:

   I hope it will look and sound like a campaign season, we’re firing up in 2015, and we hope to keep those fires burning.

4. Erik Johnson of Lindenhurst:

   I heard a sizzling, and I ended up ripping my pants off to stop it from burning me.

5. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   There is a latent fire inside all of us, which is constantly burning with brightness and brilliance that guides us - all the time, and especially during the darkest moments of life. Those divine sparks of intelligence, beauty and elegance within all of us provide us with strength and courage to face the adversities. In my view, we survive through life's challenges, mainly because our inner intense fire is burning lot more strongly and brightly than the fires that are surrounding us outside. Life is thus nothing but a game of heat and light that we create, in my view, and play to win with focus and determination by driving away the chilling cold and deepest darkness around us.

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