detonated
Set off explosively
Detonated is the past tense of detonate, meaning to explode or cause to explode with sudden violence.
Bombs, grenades, and demolition charges are detonated.
The word often appears in news reports: The device was detonated remotely.
Figuratively, something can detonate a crisis or controversy—triggering an explosive reaction.
Burst violently outward
- blastSudden forceful burst
- bombExplosive device or disaster
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
C4 · demolition · triggered · fuse · shrapnel · crater · ignited · charge
Burst out violently
- sparkedInitiated by stimulus
- ignitedCaused to burn
- triggeredCaused to activate
- unleashedReleased from confinement
provoked · scandal · controversy · outrage · uproar · backlash · firestorm · reaction
Violent collapse inward
- controlledKept within limits
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- razedDestroyed a structure completely
wrecking · collapse · rubble · debris · condemned · engineering · scheduled · sequential
exploded
Burst violently outward
TNT · C4 · demolition · triggered · fuse · shrapnel · crater · ignited · charge · warhead
erupted
Burst out violently
unleashed · provoked · scandal · controversy · outrage · uproar · backlash · firestorm · reaction · explosive
implosion
Violent collapse inward
- controlledKept within limits
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
razed · wrecking · collapse · rubble · debris · condemned · engineering · scheduled · sequential · countdown
atomic
Of elemental particles
- HiroshimaFirst nuclear-struck city
- NagasakiSecond city bombed atomically
- mushroom cloudDistinctive nuclear blast formation
fallout · radiation · fission · fusion · warhead · megaton · kiloton · Trinity · Manhattan Project · ground zero
airstrike
Aircraft-delivered military attack
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
strike · target · bunker · mortar · shell · torpedo · weapon · combat · tactical · payload
detonatedundetonated
Not yet triggered
unexploded · fizzled · misfired · inert · dormant
detonateddefused
Made harmless
disarmed · dismantled · neutralized · deactivated · removed
- controlled detonationIntentional explosion under supervision
- remote detonatorWireless explosive activator
- remote detonationTriggering explosives from afar
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