Inflammatory and Stimulating

Inflammatory

Inflammatory adjective - Tending to excite political disorder or insurrection.

Stimulating and inflammatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stimulating" instead an adjective "Inflammatory".

Nearby Words: inflame, inflammation

Stimulating

Stimulating adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.
Usage example: an article containing a stimulating argument for raising, not lowering, the tax on gasoline

Inflammatory and stimulating are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inflammatory" instead an adjective "Stimulating".

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