Combusting and Doused

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Combusting adjective - Being on fire.

Usage example: combusting oxygen tanks turned the fire on the evacuees' bus into a raging inferno

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Doused is an antonym for combusting.

Doused adjective - Containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water.

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Combusting is an antonym for doused.

Nearby Word: dousing

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