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Synonyms for detonate
ˈdɛt nˌeɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
explode, detonate, blow up, set off(verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
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go ballistic, puff out, trip, offset, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, incite, puff up, take off, puff, hit the roof, explode, 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 outdetonate, explode, blow up(verb)
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"
"The Molotov cocktail exploded"
Synonyms:
go ballistic, puff out, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, puff, hit the roof, explode, 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
Wiktionary
detonate(verb)
Synonyms:
discharge, fulminate, blastAntonyms:
deflagratedetonate(verb)
To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
Synonyms:
discharge, blast, fulminateAntonyms:
deflagratedetonate(verb)
To cause an explosion.
Synonyms:
discharge, blast, fulminateAntonyms:
deflagrate
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
detonate(v. n.)
detonate(v. a.)
Synonyms:
detonize, cause to explode
How to use detonate in a sentence?
The same automated robot equipment to detonate and defuse bombs was used to place C-4 in place and to detonate that.
We cornered one suspect and we tried to negotiate for several hours - negotiations broke down, we had an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, we saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was.
Now it could be luck that they put this thing together, put it at the Boston Marathon finish line, and were able to detonate them so close to each other and sequentially. But it was a pretty sophisticated attack.
We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was, other options would have exposed officers to grave danger.
Adding more nuclear warheads to a single missile can better assure them of an ability to penetrate American missile defense and, if they're worried that their warheads might have reliability issues, more warheads increases the odds that one warhead will successfully detonate.
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