Synonyms of explode


1. explode, detonate, blow up, set off, change integrity

usage: cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

2. explode, burst, change integrity

usage: burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

3. explode, react, respond

usage: show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"

4. explode, burst forth, break loose, change state, turn

usage: be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"

5. explode, destroy, ruin

usage: destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"

6. explode, pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say


7. explode, condemn

usage: drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

8. explode, disprove, confute

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

9. detonate, explode, blow up

usage: burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

10. explode, irrupt, increase


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