exploding
Going off suddenly
Exploding describes something in the act of bursting violently apart, or figuratively, undergoing rapid expansion or intense expression.
An exploding bomb detonates; an exploding population grows dramatically; someone exploding with rage releases sudden, forceful emotion.
The word captures the moment of rupture or release: The exploding fireworks lit up the sky.
Powerful blasting compound
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- C4Moldable military explosive
- grenadeHandheld thrown explosive
- landmineBuried pressure-activated explosive
IED · detonator · fuse · timer · plunger · demolition · blasting · ignition
Fizzy drink, regionally
- bangSudden loud noise
- shatterFragment violently, suddenly
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- crackNarrow break or attempt
snap · balloon · piñata · bubblewrap · cork · airbag · confetti · splinter
State of mind
- angerIntense hostile emotion
- furyIntense violent anger
- outburstSudden emotional release
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
livid · seething · erupting · snapping · blowing up · losing it · meltdown · tirade
Explosive light displays
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- displayPresentation for viewing
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
extravaganza · crescendo · carnival · festival · celebration · sparklers · rockets · starbursts
Increasing by constant ratio
- mushroomingExpanding rapidly outward
- skyrocketingRising sharply and quickly
- surgingRising with sudden force
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
proliferating · snowballing · ballooning · multiplying · soaring · accelerating · runaway · viral
dynamite
Powerful blasting compound
landmine · IED · detonator · fuse · timer · plunger · demolition · blasting · ignition · charge
pop
Fizzy drink, regionally
crack · snap · balloon · piñata · bubblewrap · cork · airbag · confetti · splinter · fragmentation
temper
State of mind
tantrum · livid · seething · erupting · snapping · blowing up · losing it · meltdown · tirade · volatile
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- pyrotechnicsArt of explosive displays
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- displayPresentation for viewing
showstopper · extravaganza · crescendo · carnival · festival · celebration · sparklers · rockets · starbursts · lightshow
exponential
Increasing by constant ratio
- mushroomingExpanding rapidly outward
- skyrocketingRising sharply and quickly
- surgingRising with sudden force
booming · proliferating · snowballing · ballooning · multiplying · soaring · accelerating · runaway · viral · meteoric
flammable
Prone to ignition
- combustibleCapable of burning
- unstableProne to sudden change
- reactiveTending to respond
gunpowder · propane · methane · hydrogen · acetylene · oxidizer · hazardous · pressurized · ignitable
- breaking downsplitting, fragmenting, dividing, breaking up, partitioning
- Hyperbolea zillion, bazillion, gazillion, bajillion, zillion
- breakingbreaking, cracking, fracturing, rupturing, shattering
- Get Smartshoe phone, cone of silence, 86, Siegfried, catchphrase
- growthgrowth, grow, growing, growth rate, increase
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
explodingimploding
Collapsing violently inward
collapsing · compressing · contracting · shrinking · caving in
explodingstabilizing
Making firm or constant
stable · static · stationary · dormant · inert
explodingassembling
Fitting parts together
forming · coalescing · consolidating · fusing · solidifying
- exploding cigarNovelty prank that detonates
- exploding headCranial violent rupture
- Exploding KittensParty card game
explode, explosion, explosive, exploded, explodes, exploders, exploder, explodable