incendiary [adjective]: capable of setting property on fire; inflammatory; liable to provoke conflict and strife.
Example: The politician made several incendiary remarks, hoping to polarize the public along religious lines.
Related words: incendiary [noun]
Synonyms: anarchic, dangerous, explosive, inflammatory, provocative, rabble-rousing, revolutionary, riotous, seditious, subversive
Antonyms: amicable, appeasing, conciliatory, friendly, pacific, peaceful, peacemaking, placatory
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