explode - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner

Synonyms

• explode
• irrupt

More generic

• increase

Verb

burst outward, usually with noise

Synonyms

• burst
• explode

More generic

• change integrity

Opposite / Antonyms

• implode

More specific

• belch
• crump
• erupt
• extravasate
• go off

Verb

burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

Synonyms

• blow up
• detonate
• explode

Verb

be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

Synonyms

• break loose
• burst forth
• explode

More generic

• change state
• turn

Verb

cause to burst with a violent release of energy

Synonyms

• blow up
• detonate
• explode
• set off

More generic

• change integrity

More specific

• dynamite
• fulminate

Related

• blow up
• detonate
• explode

Verb

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

Synonyms

• explode

More generic

• confute
• disprove

Verb

show a violent emotional reaction

Synonyms

• explode

More generic

• react
• respond

Verb

drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

Synonyms

• explode

More generic

• condemn

Related

• boo
• hiss

Verb

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

Synonyms

• explode

More generic

• articulate
• enounce
• enunciate
• pronounce
• say
• sound out

Verb

destroy by exploding

Synonyms

• explode

More generic

• destroy
• ruin

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