dynamited

Blown up intentionally

Dynamited is the past tense of dynamite—to blow up with explosives: Workers dynamited the old bridge.

Figuratively, to dynamite something is to destroy it completely or sabotage it: The scandal dynamited his chances at reelection.

figurative

shattered

Broken into fragments

undermined · wrecked · destroyed · scuttled · upended · overturned · dismantled · obliterated · annihilated · disrupted

explosion

blast

Sudden forceful burst

eruption · fireball · ignition · combustion · bang · boom · kaboom · thunderclap · discharge · blowup

demolition

blasting

Explosive material removal

bulldozing · teardown · toppling · clearing · excavating · flattening · gutting · dismantling · quarrying · deconstructing

rubble

debris

Scattered broken fragments

destruction · shambles · desolation · crater · fallout · dust · fragments · collapse · aftermath · remnants

Opposites
construction vs. destruction

dynamitedbuilt

Constructed or assembled

constructed · erected · created · assembled · made

method of destruction

dynamitedimploded

Collapsed under external force

dismantled · deconstructed · razed · torn down

preservation vs. demolition

dynamitedpreserved

Kept from deterioration

conserved · protected · restored · maintained · safeguarded

Phrases
Family

dynamite, dynamiting, dynamites, dynamiter, dynamiters

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG