incendiary vs criminal

criminal vs incendiary

incendiary and criminal both are nouns.

incendiary and criminal both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incendiary	Yes	Yes	No	No
criminal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, criminal is a hypernym of incendiary; that is, criminal is a word with a broader meaning than incendiary:

incendiary: a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of incendiary include crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

incendiary (noun)	criminal (noun)
a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

incendiary (adjective)	criminal (adjective)
involving deliberate burning of property	guilty of crime or serious offense
capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily	involving or being or having the nature of a crime
arousing to action or rebellion	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

Difference between incendiary and criminal

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