Synonyms 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

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

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

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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

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inflameverb

   Synonyms:
   excite, stimulate, enkindle, incite, fire, rouse, arouse, animate, inspirit, set on, work up, stir up

2. inflameverb

   Synonyms:
   exasperate, irritate, nettle, provoke, anger, enrage, incense, madden, infuriate

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1. List of paraphrases for "inflame":

   ignite, exacerbate, aggravate

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1. Jeb Bush:

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

2. 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.

3. Floyd Abrams:

   We cannot predict today which publication will so inflame the president that he would seek to block publication of news, if he could, but we can expect that that day will occur. When it does, the Pentagon Papers case will stand as a powerful barrier against any effort to suppress publication.

4. 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.

5. Philip Hynes:

   This is the next significant miscalculation. The next will be barring certain candidates from running in District Council elections. Both will nicely inflame tensions and increase protests and actions, as that happens, the prospects for the third pending calamity will rise exponentially, postponement of District Council elections. Then it will descend into sustained chaos.