Synonyms for explosive
ɪkˈsploʊ sɪvex·plo·sive

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1. explosiveadjective

   a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

   Antonyms:
   stable, nonexplosive, gradual

2. explosiveadjective

   serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst

   "an explosive device"; "explosive gas"; "explosive force"; "explosive violence"; "an explosive temper"

   Synonyms:
   volatile

   Antonyms:
   nonexplosive, stable, gradual

3. explosive, volatileadjective

   liable to lead to sudden change or violence

   "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"

   Synonyms:
   volatile, fickle

   Antonyms:
   nonexplosive, gradual, stable

4. explosiveadjective

   sudden and loud

   "an explosive laugh"

   Synonyms:
   volatile

   Antonyms:
   gradual, stable, nonexplosive

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1. dynamite

   a substance that can be made to explode

   the robber threw an explosive at the police and he ran away.

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. explosivenoun

   Synonyms:
   dynamite, lyddite, nitro-glycerine, fuse, thorite, tonite, fulgurite

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1. List of paraphrases for "explosive":

   explosives, volatile, remnants, ordnance, explosion, plastique, booby, bombings, pyrotechnic, bomb, combustible, eruptive

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1. Jamie Raskin:

   People are going to hear the story of that tweet, and then the explosive effects it had in Trump world and specifically among the domestic violent extremist groups -- the most dangerous political extremists in the country at that point.

2. Robbie Abell:

   The questions he was asking were not the normal questions a normal person would be asking. If something is suspicious, it’s our discretion, we are the gatekeeper. Federal investigators say that in the week before he murdered dozens people and wounded more than 50 others at the Pulse nighclub in Orlando, Mateen visited another gun shop, where he purchased a pistol and a.223 SIG Sauer semiautomatic rifle. Authorities are still trying to determine the motives behind the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The Justice Department released the full transcript of Mateen’s 911 call on the night of the massacre Monday. In his 50-second call to police he claimed responsibility for the terror attack and pledged allegiance to Islamic State’s leader. The summary shows that Mateen told negotiators he had a vehicle outside that has some bombs. Just to let you know. You people are gon na get it, and I'm gon na ignite it if they try to do anything stupid. Mateen claimed he had an explosive vest similar to the kind used by terrorists in France, referencing the November terror attack in Paris. In the next few days, you're going to see more of this type of action going on, Mateen said. He also reportedly told hostages that he would put suicide vests on them. No explosives were ever found on Mateen inside the club or in any vehicles outside. Mateen was armed with two guns during the rampage. Despite claims by the administration and law enforcement officials that ISIS did not direct Mateen to carry out the attack, Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Monday used the massacre as an example of why the terror group must be defeated.

3. Mark Davis:

   I don't think there's racial animosity here, this lacks the elements that made Ferguson explosive.

4. Michael Medler:

   To put it bluntly, the last century of fire policies have left our forests explosive.

5. Petro Kotin:

   We believe there( are) explosive materials inside these trucks, and that is very dangerous.