inflames
Ignites strong feelings
Inflames is the third-person singular of inflame.
To inflame is to intensify or provoke strong emotion, especially anger or passion: His remarks inflamed the crowd.
It also means to cause physical inflammation—redness, swelling, heat: The infection inflamed the wound.
Figuratively, to inflame a situation is to make it worse or more volatile.
Urges toward action
- goadsProds to action
- instigatesCauses to begin
- agitatesProvokes unrest or motion
- fomentsActively promotes unrest
stirs · rouses · kindles · sparks · triggers · arouses · excites · stimulates
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- ireIntense fury
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
indignation · hostility · outrage · seething · fuming · livid · bitterness · acrimony
Intense wanting
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
longing · romance · eros · infatuation · intensity · heat · attraction · devotion
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
tenderness · edema · puffiness · tissue · wound · arthritis · joint · dermatitis
Progressive increase in intensity
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- discordLack of agreement
turmoil · antagonism · feud · friction · dispute · clash · confrontation · divisiveness
incites
Urges toward action
- goadsProds to action
- instigatesCauses to begin
- agitatesProvokes unrest or motion
foments · stirs · rouses · kindles · sparks · triggers · arouses · excites · stimulates · fans
rage
Intense, violent anger
resentment · indignation · hostility · outrage · seething · fuming · livid · bitterness · acrimony · temper
desire
Intense wanting
yearning · longing · romance · eros · infatuation · intensity · heat · attraction · devotion · zeal
swelling
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
soreness · tenderness · edema · puffiness · tissue · wound · arthritis · joint · dermatitis · flare-up
escalation
Progressive increase in intensity
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
discord · turmoil · antagonism · feud · friction · dispute · clash · confrontation · divisiveness · schism
inflamescalms
Reduces agitation
soothes · pacifies · tranquilizes · mollifies · appeases
- anti-inflammatory effectsReduction of tissue inflammation
- inflammatory diseasesIllnesses causing tissue irritation
- inflammatory rhetoric
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsAnalgesics blocking prostaglandin synthesis
- anti-inflammatory propertiesAbility to reduce swelling
- inflammatory speechRhetoric meant to provoke anger
inflame, inflamed, inflammation, inflammatory, inflaming, noninflammatory