as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire
some pajamas are made of inflammable material, so be careful
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Recent Examples of inflammable
At the crime scene in Madison, authorities found jars with pieces of clothing, inflammable liquid and burn marks.
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Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
The bag was filled with inflammable gas.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2023
The mighty sequoia, protected by thick bark and with its foliage typically high above the flames, was once considered nearly inflammable.
—Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2022
The mighty sequoia, protected by thick bark and with its foliage typically high above the flames, was once considered nearly inflammable.
—Brian Melley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022
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Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
The bag was filled with inflammable gas.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2023
The mighty sequoia, protected by thick bark and with its foliage typically high above the flames, was once considered nearly inflammable.
—Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News, 23 July 2022
The mighty sequoia, protected by thick bark and with its foliage typically high above the flames, was once considered nearly inflammable.
—Brian Melley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammable
Adjective
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And outlaw lovers in a wild and combustible romance!—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Hyperbaric chambers are pressurized, tubelike devices that deliver air that consists of 100% oxygen, which helps patients heal more quickly from certain injuries or illnesses but also creates a highly combustible environment.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The characters’ lives are all messy, and both timeframes are propelled by a sense of impending and explosive violence.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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Authorities determined the package was not explosive but detonated it out of an abundance of caution, a USU spokesperson told Newsweek in an email Tuesday evening.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Two signs at the site were damaged shortly after construction was approved, and flammable liquid poured on pieces of construction equipment and ignited them back in 2010.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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Nitrate film stock, which was used in the industry from the eighteen-nineties to the mid-twentieth century, and which was responsible for many of the most beautiful movies on record, is also insanely flammable.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Inflammable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammable. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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