conflagration
Devastating widespread fire
A conflagration is a large, destructive fire: The conflagration consumed three city blocks before firefighters brought it under control.
The word is formal and often appears in news reports or historical accounts.
Figuratively, it can describe any widespread destructive outbreak: The assassination sparked a conflagration that engulfed the entire region.
Devastating, uncontrollable blaze
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- ignitionStarting combustion process
embers · burning · blazing · aflame · flaring · smolder · kindle · incinerate
Eternal punishment by flame
- brimstoneArchaic word for sulfur
- infernalOf the underworld
- perditionEternal spiritual ruin
- damnationEternal punishment decree
apocalypse · cataclysm · doomsday · holocaust · annihilation · destruction · devastation · end times
Removal from danger
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- rescueSave from harm
hazard · catastrophe · devastation · destruction · aftermath · damage · response · emergency
Armed struggle between groups
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
eruption · outbreak · explosion · escalation · powder keg · tinderbox · flashpoint · incendiary
inferno
Devastating, uncontrollable blaze
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
ignition · embers · burning · blazing · aflame · flaring · smolder · kindle · incinerate · scorch
hellfire
Eternal punishment by flame
damnation · apocalypse · cataclysm · doomsday · holocaust · annihilation · destruction · devastation · end times · judgment
evacuation
Removal from danger
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
rescue · hazard · catastrophe · devastation · destruction · aftermath · damage · response · emergency · first responders
war
Armed struggle between groups
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
upheaval · eruption · outbreak · explosion · escalation · powder keg · tinderbox · flashpoint · incendiary · spark
- fireflame, blaze, inferno, embers, ember
- heat and fireignite, burn, flame, blaze, combust
- on fireablaze, alight, blazing, burning, engulfed
- combustionburning, fire triangle, ignition source, oxygen, fuel supply
- disastersdisaster, earthquake, earthquakes, catastrophe, floods
- fire hazardswildfire, gasoline, forest fire, matches, house fire
conflagrationspark
Tiny fiery particle
ember · flicker · campfire · candle flame · smolder
conflagrationextinction
Complete vanishing of a species
quenching · extinguishment · dousing · suppression · snuffing out
conflagrationpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
salvation · protection · safety · rescue · deluge