bursted

Popped open violently

Bursted is a nonstandard past tense of burst.

The standard forms are The balloon burst and The pipe has burst—burst serves as present, past, and past participle.

Bursted appears in casual speech and dialectal use but is considered incorrect in formal writing.

explosion

blast

Sudden forceful burst

blowup · fireworks · bomb · grenade · dynamite · volcano · combustion · shrapnel · TNT · demolition

rupture

tear

To pull apart

crack · rip · perforation · fracture · fissure · gash · hemorrhage · aneurysm · herniation · lesion

failure

bubble

Air-filled film sphere

  • dreamSleeping mind's narrative
  • illusionMisleading sensory impression
  • hopeDesire for good outcomes

balloon · hype · expectation · scheme · plan · myth · fantasy · delusion · boom · market

Opposites
grammatical correctness

burstedburst

Break apart suddenly

grammatical

action direction

burstedimploded

Collapsed under external force

contracted · collapsed · contained · held · shrank

Phrases
Family

burst, bursting, outburst, bursts, outbursts, starburst, microburst, burster, burst in

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G