unburning
Resistant to flames
Unburning describes something that does not burn or is not consumed by fire—flames that give no heat, a bush that blazes but remains intact.
The word appears mostly in religious, poetic, or fantasy contexts: the unburning bush of Exodus, an unburning flame illuminated the chamber.
It can also describe the reversal of burning, as if fire's damage were undone.
Not damaged or altered
- preservedKept from deterioration
- undamagedFree from harm
- pristinePure and untouched
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
whole · unblemished · unmarred · uncharred · unsinged · unscarred · surviving · spared
Inhibits ignition and burning
- nonflammableUnable to burn
- fire-resistantSlow to catch flame
- heat-resistantUnaffected by high temperatures
- asbestosFibrous fireproofing mineral
fiberglass · insulation · intumescent · ablative · refractory · treated · impregnated
Satisfied a craving
- dousedWet or extinguished completely
- snuffedExtinguished by pinching
- smotheredDeprived of air
- put-outAnnoyed or inconvenienced
dampened · cooled · dead · spent · exhausted · out · suppressed · controlled
Cannot be put out
- undyingLasting without end
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- everlastingLasting for all time
- immortalCannot die
phoenix · resurrection · supernatural · miraculous · divine · vestal · mystical · mythical
intact
Not damaged or altered
untouched · whole · unblemished · unmarred · uncharred · unsinged · unscarred · surviving · spared · protected
flame-retardant
Inhibits ignition and burning
- nonflammableUnable to burn
- fire-resistantSlow to catch flame
- heat-resistantUnaffected by high temperatures
asbestos · fiberglass · insulation · intumescent · ablative · refractory · treated · impregnated
quenched
Satisfied a craving
put-out · dampened · cooled · dead · spent · exhausted · out · suppressed · controlled · contained
inextinguishable
Cannot be put out
- undyingLasting without end
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- everlastingLasting for all time
immortal · phoenix · resurrection · supernatural · miraculous · divine · vestal · mystical · mythical
burn, burning, burned, burnout, burner, burnable, unburned, unburnable, incombustible