Synonyms for combustible

Most common

flammable · burnable · ignitable

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Adjective

Antonyms

non-combustible, fire-proof, non-flammable

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Capable of burning.

   Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught fire.

Related words

Word family

combustibility combustibleness combure comburent combust combustion combustive

Example sentences

• flammable Don’t leave flammable materials near the stovetop.
• burnable Today is a non-burnable rubbish day.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters

burnable³

9 letters

flammable³, ignitable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (burnable³ = 3 syllables).