Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb smolder

2 senses of smolder

Sense 1
smolder, smoulder -- (burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire")
       => burn, combust -- (undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well")

Sense 2
smolder, smoulder -- (have strong suppressed feelings)
       => feel, experience -- (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret")

Antonyms of adj smoldering

1 sense of smoldering

Sense 1
smoldering, smouldering -- (showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel)

INDIRECT (VIA angry) -> unangry -- (not angry)

Similarity of adj smoldering

1 sense of smoldering

Sense 1
smoldering, smouldering -- (showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering"- James Hensel)
       => angry (vs. unangry) -- (feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers")