Light
Light verb - To set (something) on fire.
Set on fire is a synonym for light in inflame topic. In some cases you can use "Set on fire" instead a verb "Light", when it comes to topics like set alight, start on fire.
Set on fire
Set on fire verb - Set fire to; cause to start burning.
Light is a synonym for set on fire in inflame topic. You can use "Light" instead a verb phrase "Set on fire", if it concerns topics such as cause to burn.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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The new management tells Tim to intentionally light the Tool Time set on fire as a ratings stunt.
Source: Series / Home Improvement -
The music video for "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up)" by Fall Out Boy ends with the band being tied up in the back of a van and about to be set on fire.
Source: Bolivian Army Ending -
Then he gets several plantpots chucked at him, a roof collapsed on him, a light smashed into his head sending him smashing through a staircase, nails chucked at him and being set on fire and a house exploding around him.
Source: Franchise / Friday the 13th
Cite this Source
Set on fire and Light. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/light/set_on_fire
Light & Set on fire. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/light/set_on_fire>.
Set on fire or Light. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/light/set_on_fire.
