ablaze

adjective or adverb

ə-ˈblāz 

1

: being on fire

2

: radiant with light or emotion

his face all ablaze with excitement

—Bram Stoker

Synonyms

• burning
• flaming
• blazing
• aflame
• flickering

Examples of ablaze in a Sentence

the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived

that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day

Recent Examples on the Web

While there was not much rain, there was enough lightning to set a palm tree ablaze in one Phoenix neighborhood. —Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Trojan and Astro Fireworks, Rialto A chain of three explosions burst through the Trojan and Astro Fireworks plant on July 27, 1987, setting surrounding buildings ablaze. —Calista Oetama july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025

As summer 2025 heats up, the cannabis industry is ablaze with innovation, shifting consumer preferences, and regulatory shakeups. —Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 11 June 2025

Bright orange patches on the below image mark areas that are still ablaze, while brown tones show all the dead vegetation left behind by the fire. —Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 1 + blaze entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing ablaze

• set something afire/aflame/ablaze

Rhymes for ablaze

• airways
• allays
• always
• amaze
• anglaise
• appraise
• archways
• arrays
• ashtrays
• assays
• ballets
• berets

Kids Definition

ablaze

adjective

ə-ˈblāz 

1

: being on fire

2

: radiant with light or bright color