ignitable

adjective

variants also ignitible
Definition of ignitablenext
as in explosive
capable of catching or being set on fire gasoline fumes are quite ignitable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignitable
  1. explosive
  2. combustible
  3. flammable
  4. inflammable
Adjective
  • But a month shy of Election Day in 2022, an explosive Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report appeared in several media outlets three days before it was supposed to be public.
    Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Micaela Hanning, Crean Lutheran: The transfer from Calvary Chapel is an explosive point guard who can strike from the perimeter and drive to the basket.
    Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of explosive
Adjective
  • But regardless of where the number lands, the issue has become a combustible topic as a growing number of Californians struggle with the rising cost of living.
    Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Smoking is only allowed inside of vehicles, on roadways or in other areas without combustible material.
    Buffalo National River, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of combustible
Adjective
  • Garages typically house items like vehicles, flammable liquids and chemicals, tools, and various home components that have the potential to catch fire.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
  • A number of western Hamilton County residents have filed lawsuits after the leak of a toxic and flammable chemical near Cleves that prompted an evacuation order affecting homes and businesses in the surrounding area.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of flammable
Adjective
  • And all this against an inflammable backdrop of geopolitical crises including but not limited to the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
    John Leicester, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Heat also stresses old electrical systems — insulation breaks down; lubricants in relays dry out — and a not-insignificant amount of the subway’s electrical wiring dates to the 1920s and 1930s, some of it cloth-covered, inflammable, and pervious to water.
    Curbed, Curbed, 28 July 2023
Definition of inflammable
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