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Synonyms for explosion
ɪkˈsploʊ ʒənex·plo·sion
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Wiktionary
Princeton's WordNet
explosion, detonation, blowupnoun
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
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detonation, outburst, enlargement, gush, plosion, magnification, blowup, effusion, ebullition, burstexplosion, 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"
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detonation, fusillade, outburst, fit, plosion, blowup, salvo, volley, flare-up, burstexplosionnoun
a sudden great increase
"the population explosion"; "the information explosion"
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plosion, blowup, burst, detonationexplosionnoun
the noise caused by an explosion
"the explosion was heard a mile away"
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plosion, blowup, burst, detonationplosion, explosionnoun
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
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blowup, burst, detonation, plosionexplosionnoun
a sudden outburst
"an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"
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plosion, blowup, burst, detonationexplosionnoun
a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
Synonyms:
plosion, blowup, burst, detonation
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
explosionnoun
Synonyms:
burst, bursting, detonation, blast, clap, pop, crack, sudden discharge
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
explosionnoun
Synonyms:
detonation, detonization, bursting, outburst
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1931 | fit | |
#6158 | bomb | |
#6477 | blast | |
#6880 | enlargement | |
#7386 | boom | |
#9053 | explosion | |
#9876 | burst | |
#11788 | bombing | |
#11983 | explosive | |
#13609 | outbreak | |
#17929 | blowout | |
#18057 | bombings | |
#19489 | exploded | |
#20070 | explosions | |
#20944 | blasts | |
#21414 | magnification | |
#23155 | exploding | |
#24857 | eruption | |
#32945 | explodes | |
#37393 | volley | |
#37664 | outburst | |
#39753 | gush | |
#41709 | salvo | |
#46873 | detonation | |
#49371 | effusion | |
#105516 | blowup | |
#167016 | ebullition | |
#242529 | fusillade |
How to use explosion in a sentence?
Sally Ride, President, Space.com:
I wasn't really scared. I was very excited, and I was very anxious. When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.
He was wearing all black. His face was not masked ... We ducked behind a counter but I stood up and watched him. Two explosions went off shortly after one another. By that time he had stopped shooting, he turned around and started coming towards us. He was holding his gun inside his jacket. He looked around anxiously to see if anyone was going to stop him and then went down the escalator ... We heard some more gunfire and then another explosion, and then it was over.
This is the first time we have clear evidence of glasses on Earth that were created by the thermal radiation and winds from a fireball exploding just above the surface, to have such a dramatic effect on such a large area, this was a truly massive explosion. Lots of us have seen bolide( bright meteor) fireballs streaking across the sky, but those are tiny blips compared to this.
Nobel Laureate Charles Townes:
It might then be a very small bright star, or it might even be a black hole. An explosion would be very surprising.
I'm not upset because I have chalk or confetti blown in my way, i mean, it was an explosion that rocked my house, my neighbors, my community and my town.
Translations for explosion
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- ontploffingAfrikaans
- انفجار, تفجيرArabic
- взрив, експлозияBulgarian
- explosióCatalan, Valencian
- výbuchCzech
- ExplosionGerman
- έκρηξηGreek
- eksplodoEsperanto
- explosiónSpanish
- انفجارPersian
- räjähtäminen, räjähdysFinnish
- explosionFrench
- ûntploffingWestern Frisian
- pléascadhIrish
- פיצוץHebrew
- विस्फोटHindi
- robbanásHungarian
- պայթյու� Armenian
- ledakanIndonesian
- explozoIdo
- esplosioneItalian
- הִתְפּוֹצְצוּתHebrew
- 爆発, 爆発音Japanese
- აფეთქებაGeorgian
- ಸ್ಫೋಟKannada
- 폭발, 爆發Korean
- تهقاندنKurdish
- diruptioLatin
- sprogimasLithuanian
- sprādziensLatvian
- eksplosjonNorwegian
- explosieDutch
- eksplosjonNorwegian Nynorsk
- eksplosjonNorwegian
- wybuch, eksplozjaPolish
- explosãoPortuguese
- explozie, detunăturăRomanian
- взрывRussian
- mlipukoSwahili
- வெடிப்புTamil
- పేలుడుTelugu
- การระเบิดThai
- patlamaTurkish
- вибухUkrainian
- دھماکہUrdu
- nổVietnamese
- יקספּלאָוזשאַןYiddish
- 爆炸Chinese
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