explode

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ik-ˈsplōd\
- /ɪkˈspləʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ik-ˈsplōd\

Definitions of explode word

noun explode Burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, decomposition, excessive internal pressure, or other process, typically scattering fragments widely. 1
intransitive verb explode blow up 1
intransitive verb explode burst 1
intransitive verb explode emotions: break out 1
intransitive verb explode grow rapidly 1
intransitive verb explode yelling, fury 1

See all 26 definitions of explode

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Parts of speech for Explode

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Explode

explode popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for explode

verb explode

blow up — If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
detonate — If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
burst out — If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out.

All 45 Synonyms of explode

Antonyms for explode

verb explode

mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
implode — to burst inward (opposed to explode).
prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
attest — To attest something or attest to something means to say, show, or prove that it is true.

All 8 Antonyms of explode

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