Scorched — synonyms, definition

1. scorched (a)

barren blistered burned desolate devastated injured ravaged

2. scorched (Adjective)

adust baked parched sunbaked

scorched (Adjective) — Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight. ex. "the earth was scorched and bare"

scorched (Adjective) — Having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy. ex. "Sherman's scorched earth policy"

3. scorched (Verb)

blackened charred seared singed

scorched (Verb) — Make very hot and dry. ex. "The heat scorched the countryside"

scorched (Verb) — Become superficially burned. ex. "my eyebrows scorched when I bent over the flames"

scorched (Verb) — Destroy completely by or as if by fire. ex. "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes" ex. "the invaders scorched the land"

scorched (Verb) — (cooking) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect colour. ex. "the flames scorched the ceiling"

scorched (Verb) — Become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions. ex. "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"

burned burned down combusted dried dried out fired heated heated up singed sizzled