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Synonyms 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"

    Synonyms:
    go ballistic, puff out, detonate, 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

    Antonyms:
    go off, implode

  2. explode, burstverb

    burst outward, usually with noise

    "The champagne bottle exploded"

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

    Antonyms:
    go off, implode

  3. explodeverb

    show a violent emotional reaction

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

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

    Antonyms:
    go off, implode

  4. explode, burst forth, break looseverb

    be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

    "His anger exploded"

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

    Antonyms:
    go off, implode

  5. explodeverb

    destroy by exploding

    "The enemy exploded the bridge"

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

    Antonyms:
    implode, go off

  6. explodeverb

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

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

    Antonyms:
    implode, go off

  7. explodeverb

    drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

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

    Antonyms:
    go off, implode

  8. explodeverb

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

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

    Antonyms:
    go off, implode

  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"

    Synonyms:
    go ballistic, puff out, detonate, 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

    Antonyms:
    go off, implode

  10. explode, irruptverb

    increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

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

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

    Antonyms:
    go off, implode

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. explodeverb

    Synonyms:
    discharge, burst, displode, detonate

  2. explodeverb

    Synonyms:
    discard, repudiate, scout, scorn, contemn, cry down, treat with contempt, bring into disrepute

  3. explodeverb

    Synonyms:
    burst, displode, detonate, be discharged

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. explodeverb

    Synonyms:
    burst, detonate, detonize

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "explode":

    detonate, blow, erupt, exploit, explodes, blast, exploded, burst

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How to use explode in a sentence?

  1. Jennifer Waldrep:

    With everything that’s going on, it centers me, everybody that lives (around here) are trying themselves not to explode.

  2. Adam Sarhan:

    Today you're bouncing off a 50-day moving average, which is a pure technical play. The fundamentals are improving a little bit because the situation in Ukraine did not explode. That was a concern over the weekend. Also, Greece hasn't fallen off the radar.

  3. Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld:

    If the automobile had followed the same development cyclee as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside."

  4. Jessica Chambers:

    It makes your head explode, all these different apps.

  5. The USGS:

    When hot lava buries plants and shrubs, methane gas is produced as a byproduct of burning vegetation, methane gas can seep into subsurface voids and explode when heated, or as shown in this video, emerge from cracks in the ground several feet away from the lava. When ignited, the methane produces a blue flame.


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