explodes
Goes off violently
Explodes is a form of explode—to burst violently outward with sudden release of energy: The bomb explodes on impact.
Things that expand rapidly or dramatically also explode: The population exploded after the war.
A person explodes when emotion erupts suddenly: She exploded with rage.
To explode a myth or theory is to prove it false—to blow it apart.
Loud deep sound
- bangSudden loud noise
- blastSudden forceful burst
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
earsplitting · roar · crack · report · kaboom · sonic · shockwave · rumble
Cause to spread apart
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- splatterScatter in drops
- showerWater spray for bathing
- spewEject with force
eject · propel · debris · fragments · outward · radiate · burst forth · smithereens
Fizzy drink, regionally
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
puncture · split · crack · fracture · fragment · splinter · disintegrate · blowout
Intense hostile emotion
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- temperState of mind
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
tirade · eruption · flare-up · blow up · lose it · snap · storm off · meltdown
Explosive device or disaster
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- grenadeHandheld thrown explosive
- landmineBuried pressure-activated explosive
C4 · nitroglycerin · fuse · detonator · ignition · demolition · blasting · shrapnel
Traditional explanatory tale
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
notion · fallacy · belief · disprove · refute · discredit · shatter · demolish
Earth's fiery vent
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- magmaMolten rock underground
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
caldera · crater · geyser · plume · vent · fumarole · pumice · seismic
boom
Loud deep sound
- bangSudden loud noise
- blastSudden forceful burst
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
deafening · earsplitting · roar · crack · report · kaboom · sonic · shockwave · rumble · reverberate
disperse
Cause to spread apart
spew · eject · propel · debris · fragments · outward · radiate · burst forth · smithereens
pop
Fizzy drink, regionally
shatter · puncture · split · crack · fracture · fragment · splinter · disintegrate · blowout · pressurized
anger
Intense hostile emotion
tantrum · tirade · eruption · flare-up · blow up · lose it · snap · storm off · meltdown · volatility
bomb
Explosive device or disaster
landmine · C4 · nitroglycerin · fuse · detonator · ignition · demolition · blasting · shrapnel · ordnance
myth
Traditional explanatory tale
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
- misconceptionErroneous belief or understanding
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
assumption · notion · fallacy · belief · disprove · refute · discredit · shatter · demolish · puncture
volcano
Earth's fiery vent
pyroclastic · caldera · crater · geyser · plume · vent · fumarole · pumice · seismic · Vesuvius
population
All inhabitants combined
balloon · proliferate · boom · spike · soar · escalate · multiply · snowball · exponential · viral
explodesimplodes
Collapses violently inward
collapses · caves in · contracts · shrinks · compresses
explodesleaks
Unwanted fluid escapes
seeps · oozes · trickles · dissipates · drains
explodesholds together
Remains unified, intact
withstands · survives · endures · stabilizes · solidifies
- exploded viewIllustration showing separated components
- exploding cigarNovelty prank that detonates
- exploding headCranial violent rupture
- Exploding KittensParty card game
- exploded diagramsTechnical drawings showing disassembled parts
explode, exploded, exploding, exploders, exploder, explodable