English adjective: incendiary | |||
1. | incendiary involving deliberate burning of property | ||
Samples | An incendiary fire. | ||
2. | incendiary arousing to action or rebellion | ||
Synonyms | incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious | ||
Similar | provocative | ||
Antonyms | unprovocative, unprovoking | ||
3. | incendiary capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily | ||
Samples | An incendiary agent. Incendiary bombs. | ||
Similar | combustible | ||
Antonyms | incombustible, noncombustible | ||
English noun: incendiary | |||
1. | incendiary (person) a criminal who illegally sets fire to property | ||
Synonyms | arsonist, firebug | ||
Broader (hypernym) | criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | barnburner | ||
2. | incendiary (artifact) a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) | ||
Synonyms | firebomb, incendiary bomb | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bomb | ||