incendiary
English Thesaurus
1. a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | bomb, |
| definition | : | an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions (noun.artifact) |
2. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw, |
| definition | : | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | barnburner, |
| definition | : | someone who burns down a barn (noun.person) |
3. capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily (adj.all)
| similar | : | combustible, |
| definition | : | capable of igniting and burning (adj.all) |
4. arousing to action or rebellion (adj.all)
| similar | : | provocative, |
| definition | : | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all) |
5. a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | firebomb, |
| definition | : | attack with incendiary bombs (verb.competition) |
6. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property (noun.person)
| derivation | : | arson, fire-raising, incendiarism, |
| definition | : | malicious burning to destroy property (noun.act) |
7. arousing to action or rebellion (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sedition, |
| definition | : | an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government (noun.act) |
8. involving deliberate burning of property (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | arson, fire-raising, incendiarism, |
| definition | : | malicious burning to destroy property (noun.act) |
9. a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | firebomb, |
| definition | : | attack with incendiary bombs (verb.competition) |
10. a criminal who illegally sets fire to property (noun.person)
| derivation | : | arson, fire-raising, incendiarism, |
| definition | : | malicious burning to destroy property (noun.act) |
11. arousing to action or rebellion (adj.all)
| derivation | : | sedition, |
| definition | : | an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government (noun.act) |
12. involving deliberate burning of property (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | arson, fire-raising, incendiarism, |
| definition | : | malicious burning to destroy property (noun.act) |
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