Synonyms for explosion
ɪkˈsploʊ ʒənex·plo·sion

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1. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

2. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

3. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

4. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

5. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

6. explosionnoun

   Antonyms:
   implosion

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1. 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

2. 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

3. explosionnoun

   a sudden great increase

   "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"

   Synonyms:
   plosion, blowup, burst, detonation

4. explosionnoun

   the noise caused by an explosion

   "the explosion was heard a mile away"

   Synonyms:
   plosion, blowup, burst, detonation

5. plosion, explosionnoun

   the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

   Synonyms:
   blowup, burst, detonation, plosion

6. explosionnoun

   a sudden outburst

   "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"

   Synonyms:
   plosion, blowup, burst, detonation

7. explosionnoun

   a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

   Synonyms:
   plosion, blowup, burst, detonation

Matched Categories

1. • Change Of Integrity
   • Discharge
   • Effusion
   • Golf Stroke
   • Increase
   • Noise

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. explosionnoun

   Synonyms:
   burst, bursting, detonation, blast, clap, pop, crack, sudden discharge

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1. explosionnoun

   Synonyms:
   detonation, detonization, bursting, outburst

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1. 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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1. Eric Omare:

   The explosion occurred last night on the pipeline belonging to NNPC [Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation].

2. Josh Edmonds:

   The entire building shook and some of my coworkers were jolted in their cars when the explosion happened.

3. Kevin Daly:

   I was a mile away from Indian Point when the transformer explosion occurred. Yikes....

4. Joe Biden:

   I spoke with President Andrzej Duda of Poland to express my deep condolences for the loss of life in eastern Poland and offer our full support for Poland's investigation of the explosion, we will remain in close touch to determine appropriate next steps as it proceeds.

5. Paul Hetherington:

   They usually go into a hibernation in winter but due to this very warm winter they have not. So what else do slugs do? They breed and they eat, so there is a high likelihood that we are going to see a slug explosion given that many of their predators are in decline.