Dynamite

Nitroglycerin made stable

Dynamite is an explosive made from nitroglycerin absorbed into a stabilizing material, invented to make blasting safer for mining and construction.

The word extends to anything with explosive potential or impact: That scandal is political dynamite.

As slang, dynamite means excellent or exciting: The band was dynamite last night.

explosive

TNT

Powerful blasting compound

fuse · Nobel · mining · demolition · blasting cap · quarry · explosion · nitrate · charge · primer

music

BTS

Korean pop supergroup

  • K-popKorean popular music genre
  • hitSuccessful contact or strike
  • chartData shown visually

anthem · single · dance · viral · choreography · catchy · banger · Billboard · Grammy · track

slang

awesome

Extremely impressive or overwhelming

spectacular · outstanding · terrific · phenomenal · exciting · impressive · killer · smashing · knockout · sensational

danger

volatile

Liable to sudden change

explosive · unstable · precarious · incendiary · flammable · perilous · unpredictable · ticking · warning · caution

fishing

illegal

Forbidden by statute

conservation · banned · marine · coral · fish kill · coastal · Southeast Asia · Philippines · Indonesia · enforcement

Categories
Opposites
explosive power

Dynamitedud

Failed device or effort

blank · firecracker · water · wet firecracker · sand

stability/volatility

Dynamitestable compound

Molecule resistant to decomposition

noble gas · inert gas · sand · water · nitrogen

IMPACT/EFFECT (figurative)

Dynamitedud

Failed device or effort

flop · bomb · fizzle · bust · disappointment

Phrases
Family

dynamic, dynamics, dynamism, dynamical, dynamically, dynamited, dynamiting, dynamiter, dynamiters

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG