Antonyms 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

   Antonyms:
   unprovoking, noncombustible, unprovocative, incombustible

   Synonyms:
   firebomb, arsonist, firebug, incendiary bomb

2. incendiary bomb, incendiary, firebombadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   noncombustible, incombustible, unprovoking, unprovocative

   Synonyms:
   firebug, arsonist, incendiary bomb, firebomb

3. incendiaryadjective

   involving deliberate burning of property

   "an incendiary fire"

   Antonyms:
   incombustible, noncombustible, unprovoking, unprovocative

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

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

   arousing to action or rebellion

   Antonyms:
   unprovocative, unprovoking, incombustible, noncombustible

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

5. incendiaryadjective

   capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily

   "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs"

   Antonyms:
   incombustible, noncombustible, unprovoking, unprovocative

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

How to use incendiary in a sentence?

1. 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 The President, 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.

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. Art Acevedo:

   The statement is quite, quite dangerous. It's incendiary.

5. John Kasich:

   If I said some of the things he said, I would've been run out of Ohio, i cannot explain it, I don't understand how people looked the other way and didn't care about some of these incendiary things that and the way that not only him but others behaved.

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