ablazeEnglishOxford American Thesaurusablaze adjective 1 rioters overturned cars and set them ablaze: alight, aflame, on fire, in flames, flaming, burning, blazing, raging, fiery, lit, lighted, ignited; literary afire. ▷antonyms extinguished. 2 every window was ablaze with light: lit up, alight, gleaming, glowing, aglow, illuminated, brilliant, bright, shining, radiant, shimmering, sparkling, flashing, dazzling, luminous, lustrous, incandescent. ▷antonyms dark. 3 his piercing eyes were ablaze with fury: passionate, impassioned, aroused, excited, stimulated, eager, animated, incensed, intense, heated, ardent, fervent, frenzied, feverish.