Antonyms for EXPLOSION
ɪkˈsploʊ ʒənex·plo·sion

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

2. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

3. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

4. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

5. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

6. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

Matched Categories

1. • Change Of Integrity
   • Discharge
   • Effusion
   • Golf Stroke
   • Increase
   • Noise

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. explosion, detonation, blowupnoun

   a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

   Synonyms:
   detonation, outburst, enlargement, gush, plosion, magnification, blowup, explosion, effusion, ebullition, burst

2. explosion, burstnoun

   the act of exploding or bursting

   "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"

   Synonyms:
   detonation, fusillade, outburst, fit, plosion, blowup, explosion, salvo, volley, flare-up, burst

3. explosionnoun

   a sudden great increase

   "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"

   Synonyms:
   plosion, blowup, burst, detonation

4. explosionnoun

   the noise caused by an explosion

   "the explosion was heard a mile away"

   Synonyms:
   plosion, blowup, burst, detonation

5. plosion, explosionnoun

   the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

   Synonyms:
   explosion, blowup, burst, detonation, plosion

6. explosionnoun

   a sudden outburst

   "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"

   Synonyms:
   plosion, blowup, burst, detonation

7. explosionnoun

   a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

   Synonyms:
   plosion, blowup, burst, detonation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. explosionnoun

   Synonyms:
   detonation, detonization, bursting, outburst

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. combustion

   a violent release of energy

   the explosion was big

   Submitted by carpentez10 on April 1, 2019  

How to use EXPLOSION in a sentence?

1. Donald Trump:

   We hardly do press releases anymore, if I put it out on social media, it's like an explosion.

2. Russian President Vladimir Putin:

   This is not the first time Russia experiences barbaric terrorist crime, usually without any obvious internal or external causes, the way it was with the explosion at the railway station in Volgograd at the end of 2013. we remember everything and everyone.

3. Steve Young:

   I dont feel that hes the type of person that would do this sort of thing, if they came and arrested him they obviously feel they have something that would tie him to the initial explosion, but Im a big believer in our court system, and thats where it has to play out.

4. Lassina Zerbo:

   One would not anticipate that North Korea would go for new testing at a time when they are engaged in discussions with their brothers from the South, in the 21st century, they are the only country to have conducted a nuclear test explosion. In the 21st century, the world is too civilized for anyone to resume testing.

5. Neil Dierks:

   One of the reasons that TPP is important is the fact that the rest of the world is not standing still for the U.S., there's been an explosion of free trade agreements, and many of the countries working on the TPP are making agreements with other countries. That's going to make them more competitive and if we don't get access to those markets that's going to leave us out, and over time, that will hurt us as Americans.

How to pronounce EXPLOSION?

How to say EXPLOSION in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency