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Synonyms 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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. boom

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. explosionnoun

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. explosionnoun

    Synonyms:
    detonation, detonization, bursting, outburst

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How to use explosion in a sentence?

  1. Jan Harzan:

    Meanwhile, with the explosion of cell phones, video cameras, and print and online media reports, both past and present — as well as tens of thousands of paper UFO files collected by MUFON prior to 2006 — the need to be able to have all this data in one place and easily correlated is all the more important.

  2. Paul Hetherington:

    So there is a high likelihood that we are going to see a slug explosion given that many of their predators are in decline.

  3. Bela Karolyi:

    The whole thing is just like an explosion, a bomb exploding.

  4. Joe Biden:

    I spoke with President Andrzej Duda of Poland to express my deep condolences for the loss of life in eastern Poland and offer our full support for Poland's investigation of the explosion, we will remain in close touch to determine appropriate next steps as it proceeds.

  5. Jessical Caldwell:

    Although the explosion of electric trucks in the market makes for an exciting time in the industry, it also poses a threat to automakers like Ford, which needs to stay two steps ahead of the competition in order to protect its primary source of profitability.


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