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Synonyms for arsonist
ar·son·ist
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Princeton's WordNet
arsonist, incendiary, firebugnoun
a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
Synonyms:
firebomb, firebug, incendiary bomb, incendiary
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List of paraphrases for "arsonist":
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #26458 | arson | |
| #29235 | boomer | |
| #54134 | incendiary | |
| #118061 | arsonist | |
| #143550 | firebug | |
| #154094 | pyromaniac | |
| #191776 | firebomb |
How to use arsonist in a sentence?
I had a case who the guy was a convicted arsonist and they called me and said, ‘Hey, Mr. Feeley. One of our criteria is if the guy hasn’t been arrested in the past 10 years we need to let them go and we’d like you to release them.’ And I said, ‘I totally get what you’re saying, but… he’s been in prison for 12 years. That’s why he hasn’t been arrested.’ And the answer I got was, ‘We don’t really care,' and I had to cut him loose.
Schmidt’s ad claims that he would fully fund public schools if he were elected. We got some questions about that: Most importantly, why should we believe him now? Second, why didn’t he advocate for that when he was the [state] Senate majority leader? And why would he defend Brownback’s cuts to public schools? derek Schmidt wanting to be in charge of education funding is like an arsonist wanting to be in charge of the fire department. It makes no sense. And so while we’ve got a lot of questions for Derek, there is no question about Governor Kelly’s record and her leadership when it comes to education.
He has suggested that we invite Iranian troops into Syria, that is like asking the arsonist to be the firefighter. ...The challenges a President has to grapple with are beyond complicated but at home and abroad. That is why is it is the hardest job.
When you play arsonist and firefighter, the hypocrisy bleeds through pretty fast, the media gives him a lot of credit because he uses a lot of conservative rhetoric.
He's a racial arsonist.
Translations for arsonist
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- žhářCzech
- Brandstifterin, BrandstifterGerman
- εμπρηστήςGreek
- pirómano, incendiarioSpanish
- tuhopolttajaFinnish
- incendiaireFrench
- gyújtogatóHungarian
- incendiario, piromaneItalian
- 放火魔, 放火犯Japanese
- 방화범Korean
- brandstichterDutch
- podpalaczPolish
- incendiárioPortuguese
- поджигатель, поджигательницаRussian
- palikuća, потпаљивач, potpaljivač, паликућаSerbo-Croatian
- mordbrännareSwedish
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