nonburnable

adjective

Definition of nonburnablenext
as in noninflammable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonburnable
  1. fireproof
  2. nonflammable
  3. noncombustible
  4. incombustible
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  • Byers also said in court that Burke used several aliases to order items online to dismember Hernandez, including several chainsaws, an inflatable pool, shovel, and fireproof mat.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
  • Purchases allegedly made by Burke under aliases also included cadaver bags, heavy-duty laundry bags, chain saws, a shovel and a fireproof mat, Byers testified.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
Definition of fireproof
Adjective
  • Residents should clear dead or dying vegetation around their homes, landscape with fire-resistant plants and nonflammable ground cover, and find alternative ways to dispose of landscape debris, according to Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
  • That’s where nonflammable alternatives become essential.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Definition of nonflammable
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  • For example, potted plants must be in noncombustible pots and easily movable.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The 650-year-old wall did exactly what a thick, noncombustible wall should do.
    — Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of noncombustible
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
Definition of incombustible
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