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Antonyms for explosion
ɪkˈsploʊ ʒənex·plo·sion

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Wiktionary4.0 / 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

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 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, 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, 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:
    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 Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. explosionnoun

    Synonyms:
    detonation, detonization, bursting, outburst

Editors Contribution0.0 / 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. Rami Abdulrahman:

    A fire broke out in the area but the cause of the explosion is still unknown.

  2. Qian Jiping:

    When I heard the first explosion, I thought we were finished.

  3. Officer Amanda Topping:

    I just saw the biggest flames I've ever seen, the biggest explosion, i just saw orange and... felt the heat, the wave.

  4. Jeff Bardin:

    The explosion was far beyond what is believed cyber sabotage could have created, if Iran complains too loudly that adversaries destroyed their nuclear weapons development, the IAEA and the world will want a local inspection Iran has claimed they are not creating nuclear weapons. If they complain too loudly, we can confirm those locations for nuclear weapons development. If Iranian authorities claim adversary actions occurred, internally, they look weak, where they already suffer a lack of confidence. If they openly respond, they risk more attacks.

  5. Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera:

    There was an explosion behind the court, we are investigating.

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