/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of burn up Find synonyms for: Noun1. burnup, raceusage: a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road2. burnup, consumption, using up, expenditureusage: the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)Verb1. flare, flame up, blaze up, burn up, burn, combustusage: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"2. burn off, burn, burn up, consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe outusage: use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"3. burn down, burn up, go up, burn, combustusage: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sequester Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language