torched
Deliberately set alight
Torched is the past tense of torch, meaning to set fire to something deliberately: Someone torched the abandoned warehouse.
The word often implies arson or intentional destruction.
Informally, torched can mean defeated badly or criticized harshly: The critics torched his new film.
Burned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- singedSuperficially burned
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- incineratedDestroyed by fire
consumed · smoldered · cremated · blistered · seared · cauterized · calcined · gutted
Burned on the surface
- flambéedSet aflame while cooking
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- charredBurned until black
- blackenedDarkened by burning
broiled · grilled · brûlée · blowtorch · browning · crisped · gratinéed · blistered
One who illegally ignites
- firebugDeliberate flame-setter
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
- ignitionStarting combustion process
inferno · conflagration · blaze · firestorm · flammable · combustible · pyromania · malicious
Overcome in contest
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
- burnedDamaged by fire
- mockedRidiculed or scorned
insulted · criticized · ridiculed · embarrassed · destroyed · owned · wrecked · savage
Completely destroyed a structure
- razedDestroyed a structure completely
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
annihilated · gutted · leveled · wrecked · decimated · ravaged · desolated · laid waste
Decorative burning torch
- sconceMounted light fixture
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- firelightLight from flames
- lanternEnclosed portable light
beacon · brazier · flame · flickering · procession · ceremonial · relay
charred
Burned until black
incinerated · consumed · smoldered · cremated · blistered · seared · cauterized · calcined · gutted · razed
seared
Burned on the surface
- flambéedSet aflame while cooking
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- charredBurned until black
blackened · broiled · grilled · brûlée · blowtorch · browning · crisped · gratinéed · blistered · roasted
arsonist
One who illegally ignites
- firebugDeliberate flame-setter
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- accelerantCombustion-intensifying substance
ignition · inferno · conflagration · blaze · firestorm · flammable · combustible · pyromania · malicious · felony
defeated
Overcome in contest
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
- burnedDamaged by fire
mocked · insulted · criticized · ridiculed · embarrassed · destroyed · owned · wrecked · savage · comeback
demolished
Completely destroyed a structure
- razedDestroyed a structure completely
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
obliterated · annihilated · gutted · leveled · wrecked · decimated · ravaged · desolated · laid waste · reduced to ashes
flambeau
Decorative burning torch
- sconceMounted light fixture
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- firelightLight from flames
lantern · beacon · brazier · flame · flickering · procession · ceremonial · relay
- destroyeddestroyed, demolished, annihilated, obliterated, decimated
- on fireablaze, alight, blazing, burning, engulfed
- dessert qualitiessweet, creamy, rich, decadent, indulgent
- pass the torchTransfer duty to successor
- carried the torchSustained a cause
- carry the torchPerpetuate a cause
- carry a torchLove someone unrequitedly
- passing the torchTransferring responsibility to another
- blow torchFuel-powered directed flame device
torch, torches, torching, torchlight, torchbearer, torchlights, torchlike, torchbearers