ignitable

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adjective

Capable of being ignited; able to burn.

“Near-synonyms: flammable, inflammable (in one of its contronymic senses)”

Similar
flammableinflammable[contronym]]ic senses>combustibleburnableignitible
Opposite
unignitablenonignitableinflammable[contronym]]ic senses>non-flammablenonflammable
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Meanings

adjectiveignitable (comparative more ignitable, superlative most ignitable)

comparative more ignitable · superlative most ignitable

  1. Capable of being ignited; able to burn.

    Near-synonyms: flammable, inflammable (in one of its contronymic senses); combustible

    Synonyms: flammable, inflammable[contronym]]ic senses>, combustible · Antonyms: unignitable, nonignitable, inflammable[contronym]]ic senses>, non-flammable, nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable

  2. Easily ignited.

    Near-synonyms: flammable, inflammable (in one of its contronymic senses)

    Synonyms: flammable, inflammable[contronym]]ic senses> · Antonyms: unignitable, nonignitable, inflammable[contronym]]ic senses>, non-flammable, nonflammable, noninflammable, unflammable, uninflammable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCapable of being ignited; able to burn.

Similar
flammableinflammable[contronym]]ic senses>combustible
Opposite
unignitablenonignitableinflammable[contronym]]ic senses>non-flammablenonflammablenoninflammableunflammableuninflammablefireproofincombustible

adjectiveEasily ignited.

Similar
flammableinflammable[contronym]]ic senses>
Opposite
unignitablenonignitableinflammable[contronym]]ic senses>non-flammablenonflammablenoninflammableunflammableuninflammablefireproofincombustible

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable of burning

Similar
burnableignitiblecombustible
Also see
burnablecombustibleflammableignitiblelightable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ignite + -able.

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Translations

Bulgarian горим, възпламеним
  • горим (gorim)able to burn
  • възпламеним (văzplamenim)able to burn
Czech zápalný
  • zápalnýable to burn
Irish so-adhainte, inadhainte
  • so-adhainteable to burn
  • inadhainteable to burn
Italian accendibile, accensibile
  • accendibileable to burn
  • accensibileable to burn
Swedish antändbar, antändlig
  • antändbarable to burn
  • antändligable to burn

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ignitable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignitable

MLA

“ignitable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignitable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ignitable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ignitable.

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