Ablaze and Somber

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Ablaze adjective - Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.

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Somber is an antonym for ablaze.

Somber adjective - Being without light or without much light.

Usage example: the prison's somber interrogation room has the desired effect of striking fear and despair into the prisoner

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Ablaze is an antonym for somber.

Nearby Words: sombre, somberly

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Somber and Ablaze. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ablaze/somber

Ablaze & Somber. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ablaze/somber>.

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