Inflammable

//ɪnˈflæməbəl//

Synonyms for "inflammable" (80 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Adjective(3 words)
flammable;combustible

Strong matches (24)

Adjective(1 words)
fireproof
Adjective(1 words)
flammable

Related words (40)

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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derived from

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related to

7 entries

similar

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Translations

66 translations across 31 languages.

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Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • alışqan adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • tezalışan adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • запалим adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Catalan

2 entries
  • combustible adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • inflamable adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 易燃的 adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Czech

3 entries
  • hořlavý adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • vznětlivý adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • zápalný adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Danish

2 entries
  • brændbar adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • letantændelig adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Dutch

1 entries
  • ontvlambaar adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Finnish

4 entries
  • helposti syttyvä adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • palava adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • syttyvä adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • tulenarka adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

French

1 entries
  • inflammable adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Georgian

1 entries
  • აალებადი adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

German

2 entries
  • brennbar adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • entflammbar adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Greek

4 entries
  • άφλεκτος adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • αναφλέξιμος adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • ανεύφλεκτος adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • ευερέθιστος adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • gyúlékony adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • eldfimur adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Irish

4 entries
  • adhantach adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • inadhainte adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • inlasta adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • so-adhainte adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Italian

1 entries
  • infiammabile adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 可燃 adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • 可燃性 adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • 引火性 adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • feiergeféierlech adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Manx

2 entries
  • so-ghreesaghey adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • so-lostey adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Norman

1 entries
  • înfliammabl'ye adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Polish

1 entries
  • palny adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • inflamável adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Romanian

1 entries
  • inflamabil adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Russian

4 entries
  • воспламеня́ющийся adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • вспы́льчивый adj (easily excited)
  • горю́чий adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • легковоспламеня́ющийся adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • loisgeach adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • gòriv adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • gòrljiv adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • го̀рив adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • го̀рљив adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Slovene

1 entries
  • vnetljivo adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Spanish

2 entries
  • combustible adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • inflamable adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Swedish

2 entries
  • brännbar adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)
  • lättantändlig adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • takaw-apoy adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Turkish

2 entries
  • parlayıcı adj (easily excited)
  • yanıcı adj (capable of burning — see also flammable)

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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Firemen don't wear inflammable outfits.

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Be careful. It's very inflammable.

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The bus carries a lot of inflammable materials.

Source: tatoeba (2761837)

The English words "inflammable" and "flammable" mean the same thing.

Source: tatoeba (12900832)

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