Incendiary

Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈsɛndiːɛriː/

Incendiary (adjective)

  1. Able to start fires easily or cause something to burn.
  2. Likely to make people very angry or upset.

Examples

  • The incendiary material ignited quickly.
  • Incendiary chemicals can be dangerous if mishandled.

Common collocations: incendiary device, incendiary bomb, incendiary speech, incendiary rhetoric, plant an incendiary

Incendiary (noun)

  1. A device or bomb designed to start fires.
  2. Someone who causes trouble or conflict.

Examples

  • The incendiary was found near the scene.
  • They used an incendiary to start the blaze.

Synonyms of Incendiary

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Incendiary

  • related to putting out fires
  • related to reducing intensity