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All explosive synonyms

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adjective explosive

  • volatile β€” evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
  • unstable β€” not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
  • unpredictable β€” not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • dangerous β€” If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
  • fiery β€” consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire: a volcano's fiery discharge.
  • frenzied β€” wildly excited or enthusiastic: frenzied applause.
  • hazardous β€” full of risk; perilous; risky: a hazardous journey.
  • meteoric β€” of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
  • stormy β€” affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.
  • tense β€” in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung; taut: a tense person.
  • touchy β€” apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.
  • ugly β€” very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
  • uncontrollable β€” incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
  • violent β€” acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
  • wild β€” living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
  • charged β€” If a situation is charged, it is filled with emotion and therefore very tense or exciting.
  • consequential β€” Consequential means the same as consequent.
  • convulsive β€” A convulsive movement or action is sudden and cannot be controlled.
  • detonating β€” Present participle of detonate.
  • detonative β€” (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.
  • ebullient β€” overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
  • eruptive β€” Of, relating to, or formed by volcanic activity.
  • forceful β€” full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
  • fulminant β€” occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; fulminating.
  • impetuous β€” of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
  • overwrought β€” extremely or excessively excited or agitated: to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.
  • perilous β€” involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
  • raging β€” angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
  • rampant β€” violent in action or spirit; raging; furious: a rampant leopard.
  • vehement β€” zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
  • short-tempered β€” having a quick, hasty temper; irascible.
  • hotheaded β€” hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.
  • quick-tempered β€” easily angered.

noun explosive

  • ammunition β€” Ammunition is bullets and rockets that are made to be fired from guns.
  • bomb β€” A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
  • detonator β€” A detonator is a small amount of explosive or a piece of electrical or electronic equipment which is used to explode a bomb or other explosive device.
  • dynamite β€” A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
  • gunpowder β€” an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
  • mine β€” an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
  • missile β€” an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
  • munition β€” Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
  • powder β€” British Dialect. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.
  • tnt β€” trinitrotoluene: explosive substance
  • charge β€” If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
  • fireworks β€” Often, fireworks. a combustible or explosive device for producing a striking display of light or a loud noise, used for signaling or as part of a celebration.
  • grease β€” the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
  • grenade β€” a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
  • mulligan β€” Gerald Joseph ("Gerry"; "Jeru") 1927–96, U.S. jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer.
  • nitroglycerin β€” a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
  • pineapple β€” the edible, juicy, collective fruit of a tropical, bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, that develops from a spike or head of flowers and is surmounted by a crown of leaves.
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