fireproof

fireproof
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. flameproof, noninflammable, noncombustible, nonflammable, fire-resistant, fire-retardant, flame-retardant, incombustible, noncandescent, concrete and steel, asbestos.
Ant. flammable, combustible, incandescent, inflammable.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
fire resistant, flameproof, incombustible, unburnable, nonflammable.
ANT.: combustible, flammable, incendiary, explosive

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