Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun incendiary

2 senses of incendiary

Sense 1
arsonist, incendiary, firebug -- (a criminal who illegally sets fire to property)
       => criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor -- (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)

Sense 2
incendiary bomb, incendiary, firebomb -- (a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel))
       => bomb -- (an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions)

Antonyms of adj incendiary

2 of 3 senses of incendiary

Sense 2
incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious -- (arousing to action or rebellion)

INDIRECT (VIA provocative) -> unprovocative, unprovoking -- (not provocative)

Sense 3
incendiary -- (capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs")

INDIRECT (VIA combustible) -> noncombustible, incombustible -- (not capable of igniting and burning)

Similarity of adj incendiary

3 senses of incendiary

Sense 1
incendiary -- (involving deliberate burning of property; "an incendiary fire")

Sense 2
incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditious -- (arousing to action or rebellion)
       => provocative (vs. unprovocative) -- (serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope)

Sense 3
incendiary -- (capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily; "an incendiary agent"; "incendiary bombs")
       => combustible (vs. noncombustible) -- (capable of igniting and burning)