Synonyms for incendiary
ɪnˈsɛn diˌɛr iin·cen·di·a·ry

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1. arsonist, incendiary, firebugnoun

   a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

   Synonyms:
   firebomb, arsonist, firebug, incendiary bomb

   Antonyms:
   unprovoking, noncombustible, unprovocative, incombustible

2. incendiary bomb, incendiary, firebombadjective

   a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

   Synonyms:
   firebug, arsonist, incendiary bomb, firebomb

   Antonyms:
   noncombustible, incombustible, unprovoking, unprovocative

3. incendiaryadjective

   involving deliberate burning of property

   "an incendiary fire"

   Synonyms:
   instigative, inflammatory, rabble-rousing, seditious, incitive

   Antonyms:
   incombustible, noncombustible, unprovoking, unprovocative

4. incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditiousadjective

   arousing to action or rebellion

   Synonyms:
   instigative, seditious, incitive, rabble-rousing, inflammatory, insurgent, subversive

   Antonyms:
   unprovocative, unprovoking, incombustible, noncombustible

5. incendiaryadjective

   capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily

   "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs"

   Synonyms:
   instigative, inflammatory, rabble-rousing, seditious, incitive

   Antonyms:
   incombustible, noncombustible, unprovoking, unprovocative

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1. incendiaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   inflammatory, seditious, factious

2. incendiarynoun

   Synonyms:
   burner of buildings

3. incendiarynoun

   Synonyms:
   firebrand, political agitator

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1. List of paraphrases for "incendiary":

   inflammatory, molotov, petrol, inflammable, flammable, combustion, holocaust

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1. Mandela Barnes:

   Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers look at the incendiary remarks that the President has made ; they centered an entire convention around creating more animosity and creating more division around what is going on in Kenosha.

2. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker:

   The fact is that This President has created an incendiary moment here.

3. Mandela Barnes:

   President Donald Trump look at the incendiary remarks that This President has made, they centered an entire convention around creating more animosity and creating more division around what is going on in Kenosha.

4. Charlie Baker:

   I heard what the President said today about dominating and fighting. I know I should be surprised when I hear incendiary words like this from him, but I'm not, at so many times during these past several weeks when the country needed compassion and leadership the most, it was simply nowhere to be found.

5. Elijah Cummings:

   We must also stop the hateful incendiary comments, we got to do it. Those in the highest levels of the government must stop invoking fear, using racist language and encouraging reprehensible behavior. It only creates more division among us and severely limits our ability to work together for the common good. As a country, we finally must say enough is enough. That we are done with the hateful rhetoric. That we are done with the mass shootings. That we are done with white supremacists, domestic terrorist, who terrorizing in our country and fighting against everything America stands for.