Firebrand

/ˈfaɪɚ.bɹænd/

Synonyms for "firebrand" (121 found)

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Noun(6 words)

brand agitator ardent bearcat commando demagog

agent provocateuragitator agitprop beast beldam berserk berserker bomber brand bruteburning emberbutane lightercatalystcigarette lightercinder coal demagogue demon devil

Strong matches (36)

dragon ember exciter fiendfire eaterfire-eater flambeau flintflint and steelfomenter fury goon gorilla gunsel hardnosehell raiserhell-raiser hellcat hellhound hellion

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holy terrorhood hoodlum hothead hotspur igniter incendiary inciter inflamer

Noun(7 words)

ember fervent fiery flamefish gamecock incendiary inciter

Related words (60)

Noun(12 words)

inflammatory instigant instigator livewire loudmouth passionate provocateur provocative provoker rabble-rouser spitfires zealous

instigator killer light lighterlive coalmad dogmadcap mafiosomischief makermischief-maker monster mugger portfire provocateur provokerrabble rouserrabble-rouser rapist revolutionary ringleader

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rouser savage seditionary seditionist she-wolf sparker spill spitfire taper termagant terror terrorist tiger tigress torch toughtough guytroublemakerugly customerurger violent virago vixenwild beastwitch wolfyoung turk

Adjective(1 words)

revolutionary leader

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More general

13 entries

agentbad hatdescriptive adjectivefirewood fuel material mischief-maker object personqualifying adjectivetrouble makertroublemaker troubler

More specific

9 entries

extremist incendiary log militant provocative radical rebel stick zealot

Collocations

11 entries

activist firebranddangerous firebrandfirebrand activistfirebrand ideasfirebrand leaderfirebrand movementfirebrand rhetoricfirebrand stancefirebrand zealpolitical firebrandradical firebrand

Inflections

3 entries

firebrandsmore firebrandmost firebrand

Derivations

4 entries

firebrandish firebrandishly firebrandism firebrandness

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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Go and read, please, what this firebrand is writing to me!

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This candidate used to be left-wing firebrand.

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Charlie Kirk was a far-right firebrand.

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The member of the college's Communist League was a firebrand who would launch a sit-in or protest march at a moment's notice.

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