Synonyms for inflammatory
ɪnˈflæm əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iin·flam·ma·to·ry

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1. inflammatoryadjective

   characterized or caused by inflammation

   "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response"

   Synonyms:
   instigative, incitive, seditious, rabble-rousing, incendiary

   Antonyms:
   unprovoking, healthy, unprovocative

2. incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, instigative, rabble-rousing, seditiousadjective

   arousing to action or rebellion

   Synonyms:
   instigative, seditious, incitive, rabble-rousing, insurgent, incendiary, subversive

   Antonyms:
   unprovoking, unprovocative, healthy

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1. inflammatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   inflaming, fiery

2. inflammatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   incendiary, seditious

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1. inflammatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   phlogistic, seditious, incendiary

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1. List of paraphrases for "inflammatory":

   incendiary, seditious, provocative, inflammation, inflamed

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1. Irina Bokova:

   I condemn this as a deliberate attack against Iraq's millennial history and culture, and as an inflammatory incitement to violence and hatred.

2. Emerson Perin:

   These cells directly address inflammation, they have little receptors for these inflammatory substances – some of them are called interleukins, and there’s other kinds.

3. Dean Angelo:

   We had inflammatory and false rhetoric coming from (Michael Oppenheimer) and statements that weren’t true, you also have a lead investigator in police-involved deaths talking about how shocking and disturbing this is.

4. Alessio Fasano:

   There is a possibility that some groups of individuals with other chronic inflammatory conditions, including autoimmune diseases like diabetes or multiple sclerosis, of course autism ... and schizophrenia ... there could be a subgroup of these individuals that could benefit from embracing a gluten-free diet, for schizophrenia, for example, we're talking about 20% or 25%. That's not a trivial number.

5. Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton:

   Given the volatility of the protests, I think it's misguided regardless of the protest, it's inflammatory and is triggering upset and anger.