afire
adjective or adverb
ə-ˈfī(-ə)r 
1
: being on fire : blazing
2
: being in a state of great excitement or energy
her music set the audience afire
Synonyms
- ablaze
- aflame
- alight [chiefly British]
- blazing
- burning
- combusting
- conflagrant
- fiery
- flaming
- ignited
- inflamed
- enflamed
- kindled
- lit
- lighted
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Strong winds and clouds in part forced General Curtis LeMay to change tactics by taking his B-29s to lower elevations and dropping incendiary rather than general-purpose bombs, thereby setting Tokyo afire with napalm. 
Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 18 Oct. 2017
Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 18 Oct. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Middle English afire, afure, from a- a- entry 1 + fire, fure, dative of fir, fur fire entry 1
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing afire
Kids Definition
afire
adjective
ə-ˈfīr
1
: being on fire
2
: in a state of great excitement or energy
His voice sounded louder and higher, as if he were afire with eagerness and rage. Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure IslandHis mind was afire with ideas.
afire
adjective
as in burning
being on fire looked down upon a tract of the forest, which was all afire Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- burning
- blazing
- aflame
- flaming
- ablaze
- ignited
- smoldering
- lit
- alight
- burned
- flickering
- kindled
- inflamed
- charred
- fiery
- glowing
- combusting
- lighted
- enflamed
- aglow
- burnt
- conflagrant
- live
- flaring
- scorching
- searing
- scorched
- hot
- roasting
- seared
- sizzling
- broiling
- smouldering
- scalding
- singed
- incinerated
- piping hot
- red-hot
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- extinguished
- doused
- smothered
- quenched
- choked
- dead
- suffocated
- damped
- stamped (out)
- dowsed
- snuffed (out)