Synonyms for detonate
ˈdɛt nˌeɪt

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1. explode, detonate, blow up, set off(verb)

   cause to burst with a violent release of energy

   "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

   Synonyms:
   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 out

2. detonate, 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

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1. detonate(verb)

   Synonyms:
   discharge, fulminate, blast

   Antonyms:
   deflagrate

2. detonate(verb)

   To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.

   Synonyms:
   discharge, blast, fulminate

   Antonyms:
   deflagrate

3. detonate(verb)

   To cause an explosion.

   Synonyms:
   discharge, blast, fulminate

   Antonyms:
   deflagrate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. detonate

   Synonyms:
   explode, pop

   Antonyms:
   smoulder, hang, puff

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1. detonate(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   explode (with a loud report), detonize

2. detonate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   detonize, cause to explode

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1. List of paraphrases:

   explode, blow

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