dynamites

Blows sky high

Dynamites is the third-person singular verb form of dynamite—to blow something up with explosives or, figuratively, to destroy or wreck completely: The scandal dynamites his chances of reelection.

Less commonly, dynamites appears as a plural noun referring to multiple types or batches of the explosive material.

explosive

TNT

Powerful blasting compound

Nobel · demolition · mining · quarry · blasting cap · charge · powder · stick · crater · shockwave

disruption

shakeup

Radical reorganization

revolution · catalyst · destabilization · breakthrough · game-changer · paradigm shift · bombshell · provocation · agitation · controversy

Categories
Opposites
method of destruction/dismantling

dynamitesdeconstructs

Analyzes by breaking apart

disassembles · takes apart · chips away · picks apart · unbuilds

construction vs. destruction

dynamitesbuilds

Creates by assembling parts

constructs · erects · assembles · creates · puts together

preservation vs. obliteration

dynamitespreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

conserves · protects · safeguards · maintains · saves

Phrases
Family

dynamite, dynamiting, dynamited, dynamiter, dynamiters

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG