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Synonyms of char

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Another word for char is charwoman. Other synonyms of char are charcoal, coal, blacken, scorch and sear.

Synonyms and similar words for char

nounA charred substance.

verbMore synonyms

  • coalTo burn to charcoal; to char.
  • blacken
  • scorch
  • searTo char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
  • singe

nounMore synonyms

  • charladyA woman who cleans houses and offices as an occupation.
  • charwomanA woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
  • cleaning ladyA woman who cleans the interiors of houses or other buildings, normally as paid employment.
  • cleaning womanSynonym of cleaning lady.

Meaning of char

  1. verb To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
  2. verb To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.
  3. verb To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.

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Questions about synonyms of char

What is another word for char?
Char has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as charwoman, charcoal, coal, blacken, scorch, sear, singe and charlady.
What does char mean?
Char means to burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: char (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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