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Flammable

Inflammable.

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Similar meaning 2

Combustible 84% connected

Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Combustible 84% connected

Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Flammability 74% connected

The quality of being flammable; inflammability.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Flammability 74% connected

The quality of being flammable; inflammability.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Inflammable 92% connected

Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled; combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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