Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for noninflammable
Adjective
  • Miller also recommended a buffer zone between homes and wildland areas, which would be kept clear and contain nonflammable vegetation.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The reaction produces a nonflammable carbon material, thereby slowing a blaze to buy firefighters time.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The use of concrete as a noncombustible material in AC may lead to fewer claims in the future, as homes built with this technology are better equipped to withstand wildfires.
    Michael Molitch-Hou, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • So houses are mostly Mediterranean, wrapped with stucco or fiber cement — noncombustible materials — with a few splashes of stone and brick thrown in.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Consider printing it off and storing it in a fireproof lockbox or protecting it using encryption.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
  • It’s designed for firefighters who must wear thick fireproof gloves and would not be able to throw a Shatterball with any precision, Johnson said.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible.
    Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2022
  • The Chicago Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible.
    Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2021
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“Noninflammable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noninflammable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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