explosion | Definition of explosion

Synonyms and Antonyms of explosion

1 the act or an instance of exploding

the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima

Synonyms of explosion

blast, blowup, burst, bursting, detonation, eruption, outburst

Words Related to explosion

discharge, firing, shooting

blowout, flare-up

bang, boom, pop

airburst, groundburst

Antonyms of explosion

2 a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event

Synonyms of explosion

agony, blaze, burst, ebullition, eruption, fit, flare, flare-up, flash, flush, gale, gush, gust, outburst, paroxysm, spasm, storm

Words Related to explosion

blowup, grouch, rage, tantrum

ecstasy, rapture, transport

delirium, firestorm, frenzy, furor

3 an outburst or display of excited anger

the tennis player's expletive-enriched explosions on the court tested the patience of officials

Synonyms of explosion

blowup, fireworks, fit, hissy [chiefly Southern & southern Midland], hissy fit, huff, scene, tantrum

Words Related to explosion

eruption, flare-up, outburst, storm, uproar

agitation, delirium, distraction, frenzy, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rage, rampage

convulsion(s), paroxysm, seizure, spasm, upheaval

angriness, choler, indignation, irateness, ire, lividity, lividness, spleen, wrath, wrathfulness

grouch, hump [British], pet, pouts, snit, sulk(s), sulkiness, sullenness