Synonyms for flammable
ˈflæm ə bəlflammable

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1. flammableadjective

   Synonyms:
   inflammable

   Antonyms:
   nonflammable, non-flammable

2. flammableadjective

   Capable of burning, especially a liquid.

   Synonyms:
   inflammable

   Antonyms:
   nonflammable, non-flammable

3. flammableadjective

   Easily set on fire.

   Synonyms:
   inflammable

   Antonyms:
   nonflammable, non-flammable

4. flammableadjective

   Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion.

   Synonyms:
   inflammable

   Antonyms:
   nonflammable, non-flammable

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1. flammable, inflammableadjective

   easily ignited

   Synonyms:
   inflammable

   Antonyms:
   incombustible, noncombustible

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1. List of paraphrases for "flammable":

   inflammable, combustible, flammability, incendiary

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1. Jack Gescheidt:

   The claim about trees being flammable is nonsense, all living trees and forests are fire resistant.

2. Sari Koshetz:

   The safety of our officers and passengers can be placed at risk, anything that is corrosive, explosive or flammable and anything that can vaporize into a toxic substance is not permitted on an airplane.

3. Kathy Fox:

   We don't believe that the current standard is sufficiently robust to prevent liquid spilling in the event of a derailment or rail accident, so what we want to see are tougher standards for tank cars carrying flammable liquids.

4. Todd Domer:

   We had the perfect storm, we had a wet summer and then kind of a dry winter and then you get wind on top of that and then anything that's flammable will spark.

5. Ernst Rauch:

   Higher and higher temperatures are leading to ever greater droughts, and high humidity in the winter means that shrubbery grows quickly, creating an easily flammable material in dry summers.