Synonyms for Explosion
ɪkˈsploʊ ʒənex·plo·sion

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1. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

2. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

3. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

4. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

5. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

6. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

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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

Matched Categories

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

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. explosionnoun

   Synonyms:
   burst, bursting, detonation, blast, clap, pop, crack, sudden discharge

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1. explosionnoun

   Synonyms:
   detonation, detonization, bursting, outburst

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1. List of paraphrases for "explosion":

   blast, bombing, explodes, detonation, bomb, exploded, explosive, exploding, blowout, bombings, outburst, boom, eruption, blasts, outbreak, burst, explosions

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How to use Explosion in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Salvador Rivera:

   The number of cattle killed in the explosion and fire are still estimated.

3. Edwin Conklin:

   The probability of life originating from accident is comparable to the probability of the unabridged dictionary resulting from an explosion in a printing shop.

4. Ruby Hubbard:

   Oh it shook my whole house and rattled the windows. I knew something had happened because we don’t have explosions like that down here. It was a loud explosion.

5. Elon Musk:

   The failure of the titanium component in a high-pressure NTO environment was sufficient to cause ignition of the check valve and led to an explosion.