Synonyms for inflammatory
ɪnˈflæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iin·flam·ma·to·ry

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1. inflammatoryadjective

   characterized or caused by inflammation

   "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response"

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

   Antonyms:
   unprovoking, healthy, unprovocative

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

   arousing to action or rebellion

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

   Antonyms:
   unprovoking, unprovocative, healthy

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1. inflammatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   inflaming, fiery

2. inflammatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   incendiary, seditious

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1. inflammatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   phlogistic, seditious, incendiary

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1. List of paraphrases for "inflammatory":

   incendiary, seditious, provocative, inflammation, inflamed

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1. Lynn Bufka:

   Election stress becomes exacerbated by arguments, stories, images and video on social media that can heighten concern and frustration, particularly with thousands of comments that can range from factual to hostile or even inflammatory.

2. Ted Cruz:

   Inflammatory comments about patrolling and securing Muslim neighbors or barring Muslims from entering this country, having an immigration policy based on religion, is counterproductive to our homeland security and national security interests.

3. Judith Lieberman:

   When cells die by pyroptosis, they release all kinds of inflammatory proteins that cause fever and summon more immune cells to the site.

4. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:

   I pointed out that both Alberta and Canada have new governments over the past year that are committed to action on climate change…and that there are families suffering, out of work, who need to be supported, and inflammatory rhetoric doesn’t necessarily help those families or help Canada, he actually said if we took concrete action on climate change he would be the first to come up and celebrate with us.

5. Kelsey Jones:

   It could be there because there are all these pathogens, and if you take away the (inflammatory) immune response, the pathogens run riot.