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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In the late twentieth century, fire agencies urged homeowners to replace flammable wooden shingles with alternatives such as Spanish tiles, which are made from non-combustible terra-cotta.—
Ingfei Chen,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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That could mean making the blood inside their head combustible.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Those detonations had the explosive equivalent of one Hiroshima-sized atomic bomb every day for 20 years, according to a 2025 report from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER).—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot, is projecting explosive growth—forecasting as much as $70 billion in revenue by 2028, up from about $5 billion this year, according to The Information.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hazardous Materials Items such as flammable liquids, chemicals, or combustible materials should never find their place in the bedroom closet.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Store batteries away from anything flammable.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Inflammable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammable. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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