- blast
- burst
- detonation
- firing
- outbreak
- outburst
- access
- backfire
- bang
- blowout
- blowup
- clap
- combustion
- concussion
- crack
- fit
- flare-up
- fulmination
- gust
- ignition
- paroxysm
- percussion
- pop
- report
- roar
- salvo
On this page you’ll find 55 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to explosion, such as: blast, burst, detonation, firing, outbreak, and outburst.
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SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO EXPLOSION
- bang
- blow-up
- burst
- crash
- detonation
- discharge
- dynamite
- eruption
- explosion
- outbreak
- outburst
- salvo
- volley
- dispute
- effusion
- explosion
- fit
- flare-up
- fury
- outburst
- outrage
- bang
- barrage
- blare
- blast
- burst
- cannonade
- clap
- crack
- drumfire
- explosion
- reverberation
- roar
- rumble
- slam
- smash
- thunder
- wham
- access
- bang
- barrage
- blowout
- bombardment
- breach
- break
- cannonade
- crack
- discharge
- eruption
- explosion
- fit
- flare
- fusillade
- gush
- gust
- outbreak
- outpouring
- round
- rupture
- rush
- sally
- salvo
- shower
- spate
- split
- spurt
- storm
- surge
- torrent
- volley
- bang
- blast
- blow
- boom
- burst
- clap
- clip
- clout
- crash
- cuff
- explosion
- noise
- pop
- report
- shot
- slam
- slap
- smack
- smash
- snap
- thump
- thwack
- wallop
- whack
- wham
- annihilation
- explosion
- extermination
- knocking down
- leveling
- wrecking
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What is another word for Explosion?
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detonation
blast, sound
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burst
blast, outburst
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outburst
blast, burst
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blast
event, report
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outbreak
outburst, burst
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bang
report, blast
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eruption
outburst, event
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blowup
eruption
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flare-up
outburst, outbreak
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crack
report, blast
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fit
outburst, eruption
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discharge
detonation
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boom
report, bang
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paroxysm
fit, eruption
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report
bang, eruption
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pop
bang, eruption
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firing
combustion, oxidation
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storm
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clap
bang, sounds
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fulmination
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flash
volcanic eruption
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access
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gust
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roar
sound, loud noise
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plosion
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surge
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blowout
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thunder
sound, report
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crash
bang
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bursting
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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 -
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 -
explosionnoun
a sudden great increase
«the population explosion»; «the information explosion»
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plosion, blowup, burst, detonation -
explosionnoun
the noise caused by an explosion
«the explosion was heard a mile away»
Synonyms:
plosion, blowup, burst, detonation -
plosion, explosionnoun
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
Synonyms:
blowup, burst, detonation, plosion -
explosionnoun
a sudden outburst
«an explosion of laughter»; «an explosion of rage»
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plosion, blowup, burst, detonation -
explosionnoun
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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- Change Of Integrity
- Discharge
- Effusion
- Golf Stroke
- Increase
- Noise
PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes
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List of paraphrases for «explosion»:
blast, bombing, explodes, detonation, bomb, exploded, explosive, exploding, blowout, bombings, outburst, boom, eruption, blasts, outbreak, burst, explosions
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Ruby Hubbard:
Oh it shook my whole house and rattled the windows. I knew something had happened because we don’t have explosions like that down here. It was a loud explosion.
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Dar Crammond:
We’ve had two burglaries at our offices. We’ve had at least two sets of camps at our office and at our secure parking facility. When at last they were cleared out, dozens returned and resettled, last year, a propane heater explosion on our sidewalk blew out windows in the office. A person was seen shooting into traffic on I-205.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy:
If there is an explosion, that’s the end for everyone. The end for Europe. The evacuation of Europe, only urgent action by Europe can stop the Russian troops. Do not allow the death of Europe from a catastrophe at a nuclear power station.
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Brian Castner:
If there really was a’ significant secondary explosion,’ that wall should be knocked over, the tree should be gone from the middle, the SUV should be flipped on its side.
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Northwesterns Raffaella Margutti:
A lightbulb was sitting deep inside the ejecta of the explosion, it would have been hard to see this in a normal stellar explosion. But The Cow had very little ejecta mass, which allowed us to view the central engines radiation directly.
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1 bang, blast, burst, clap, crack, detonation, discharge, outburst, report
2 eruption, fit, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm
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explosion
( explosions plural )
1 n-count An explosion is a sudden, violent burst of energy, for example one caused by a bomb.
(=blast)
After the second explosion, all of London’s main train and subway stations were shut down…, Three people have been killed in a bomb explosion in northwest Spain.
2 n-var Explosion is the act of deliberately causing a bomb or similar device to explode.
Bomb disposal experts blew up the bag in a controlled explosion…
3 n-count An explosion is a large rapid increase in the number or amount of something.
with supp
The study also forecast an explosion in the diet soft-drink market…, The spread of the suburbs has triggered a population explosion among America’s deer.
4 n-count An explosion is a sudden violent expression of someone’s feelings, especially anger.
(=outburst)
Every time they met, Myra anticipated an explosion…
5 n-count An explosion is a sudden and serious political protest or violence.
…the explosion of protest and violence sparked off by the killing of seven workers.
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