Antonyms for inflame
ɪnˈfleɪmin·flame

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1. inflameverb

   Synonyms:
   arouse, excite, enrage, incense, fire, irritate, anger, exasperate, provoke, kindle

2. inflameverb

   To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.

   Synonyms:
   provoke, incense, exasperate, anger, kindle, arouse, enrage, fire, irritate, excite

3. inflameverb

   To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame desire.

   Synonyms:
   exasperate, anger, provoke, enrage, excite, irritate, fire, kindle, incense, arouse

4. inflameverb

   To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.

   Synonyms:
   anger, enrage, provoke, irritate, exasperate, excite, arouse, kindle, incense, fire

5. inflameverb

   To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.

   Synonyms:
   irritate, excite, provoke, fire, anger, enrage, arouse, kindle, incense, exasperate

6. inflameverb

   To exaggerate; to enlarge upon.

   Synonyms:
   excite, fire, anger, enrage, kindle, irritate, arouse, incense, provoke, exasperate

7. inflameverb

   To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed.

   Synonyms:
   enrage, anger, irritate, incense, fire, arouse, kindle, provoke, excite, exasperate

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1. inflame

   Antonyms:
   quench, extinguish, allay, cool, pacify, quiet

   Synonyms:
   fire, kindle, excite, rouse, fan, incense, madden, infuriate, exasperate, irritate, imbitter, auger, enrage

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1. inflameverb

   cause inflammation in

   "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, enkindle, wake, fire up, heat, conflagrate, ignite, stir up

2. kindle, inflameverb

   catch fire

   "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, enkindle, arouse, fire up, fire, heat, raise, evoke, wake, stir up, conflagrate, ignite, provoke, elicit

3. kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflameverb

   cause to start burning

   "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, fire up, catch fire, provoke, ignite, wake, arouse, enkindle, stir up, evoke, erupt, elicit, conflagrate, combust, raise, take fire, fire, heat

4. inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire upverb

   arouse or excite feelings and passions

   "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"

   Synonyms:
   shake up, come alive, incite, arouse, awake, heat, commove, agitate, raise up, wake up, light up, wake, catch fire, instigate, conflagrate, combust, rouse, fire up, kindle, set off, waken, erupt, hot up, awaken, ignite, take fire, stir up, foment, vex, heat up, light, disturb, enkindle

5. inflameverb

   become inflamed; get sore

   "His throat inflamed"

   Synonyms:
   kindle, enkindle, wake, fire up, heat, conflagrate, ignite, stir up

How to use inflame in a sentence?

1. Fox News:

   And any reference to the Capitol riot will only unfairly prejudice the jury against Fox, inflame passions, prevent a fair trial, and taint any resulting verdict.

2. Jeb Bush:

   Donald Trump is wrong on this, donald Trump's doing this. Donald Trump's not Donald Trump. Don't think Donald Trump thinks every Mexican crossing the border is a rapist. Donald Trump's doing this to inflame and incite and to draw attention, which seems to be Donald Trump organizing principle of Donald Trump campaign.

3. Sheikh Sabah:

   You have foiled the desperate attempt and satanic attitudes of the plotters and perpetrators of this condemned crime to inflame divisions and stir sectarian tensions and divide the unity of the Kuwaiti society, the international community should exert all their effort to avert and take legal action to dry up [ terrorism ] from its waters so countries and nations live in peace and security.

4. Garry McCarthy:

   We had a couple police shootings after Ferguson and in almost every case we saw people protesting and in some cases trying to inflame the situation by putting out bad information. So it became really clear that we had to get better and quicker at putting out good information.

5. Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny:

   Any perception that the UK is being punished for its democratic decision to exit the European Union will only further inflame the growing populist backlash against European integration, it is in nobody’s interests for the UK and the EU to have anything but the best possible future relations.

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