Antonyms for explode
ɪkˈsploʊdex·plode

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1. explode, detonate, blow up, set offverb

   cause to burst with a violent release of energy

   "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

   Antonyms:
   go off, implode

   Synonyms:
   go ballistic, puff out, detonate, trip, offset, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, incite, puff up, take off, puff, hit the roof, throw a fit, trigger off, activate, part, flip one's lid, combust, trigger, blow one's stack, bring out, break loose, magnify, expand, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, irrupt, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, start, blow up, spark off, instigate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, burst forth, spark, inflate, touch off, aggrandize, depart, start out, set forth, burst, actuate, dramatize, stir up, cancel, set out

2. explode, burstverb

   burst outward, usually with noise

   "The champagne bottle exploded"

   Antonyms:
   go off, implode

   Synonyms:
   break loose, burst forth, blow up, abound, erupt, split, bust, break open, collapse, set off, bristle, detonate, break, irrupt, burst

3. explodeverb

   show a violent emotional reaction

   "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"

   Antonyms:
   go off, implode

   Synonyms:
   irrupt, set off, burst, blow up, detonate, break loose, burst forth

4. explode, burst forth, break looseverb

   be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

   "His anger exploded"

   Antonyms:
   go off, implode

   Synonyms:
   break loose, burst forth, blow up, leap out, effloresce, escape, set off, rush out, detonate, get away, irrupt, sally out, burst

5. explodeverb

   destroy by exploding

   "The enemy exploded the bridge"

   Antonyms:
   implode, go off

   Synonyms:
   irrupt, set off, burst, blow up, detonate, break loose, burst forth

6. explodeverb

   cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

   Antonyms:
   implode, go off

   Synonyms:
   irrupt, set off, burst, blow up, detonate, break loose, burst forth

7. explodeverb

   drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

   Antonyms:
   go off, implode

   Synonyms:
   irrupt, set off, burst, blow up, detonate, break loose, burst forth

8. explodeverb

   show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete

   Antonyms:
   go off, implode

   Synonyms:
   irrupt, set off, burst, blow up, detonate, break loose, burst forth

9. detonate, explode, blow upverb

   burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"

   "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

   Antonyms:
   go off, implode

   Synonyms:
   go ballistic, puff out, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, puff, hit the roof, throw a fit, flip one's lid, combust, blow one's stack, break loose, magnify, expand, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, irrupt, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, blow up, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, burst forth, inflate, aggrandize, burst, dramatize

10. explode, irruptverb

    increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

    "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"

    Antonyms:
    go off, implode

    Synonyms:
    break loose, burst forth, blow up, erupt, flare up, break open, flare, intrude, set off, detonate, irrupt, burst out, burst

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1. explodeverb

   Synonyms:
   burst, detonate, detonize

How to use explode in a sentence?

1. Wendy Stovall:

   Those occur when lava flows encounter vegetated areas and vegetation burns and releases methane gas, methane pockets can get trapped underground and explode violently, throwing rocks and debris in many directions.

2. George:

   Wouldn't it be weird if the only way people could die was that their heads suddenly exploded without warning If there was simply no other cause of death One day you'd be sitting there having a hot chocolate, and suddenly your head would explode.

3. Violaine Gueritault:

   This has helped me so much in these five months that if I don't do it in college, I might explode, it's so nice.

4. Hildur Guðnadóttir:

   I don't really know exactly what happened at this point for everything to explode so massively, but it's been a beautiful year and incredible to get both of these opportunities at the same time, both projects were so different and so incredible and so all-encompassing. It was really, really fantastic.

5. The Hollywood Reporter:

   The crippling economics of Broadway have long since ushered in the era of downsized casts and mini-orchestras, so the sheer spectacle value of an opulently costumed 50-member troupe, accompanied by 29 musicians in the pit, is enough to make a musical-theater lover's head explode.

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