· cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

Synonym(s): detonate, blow_up, set_off

Hypernym(s): change_integrity

· burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

Synonym(s): burst

Hypernym(s): change_integrity

Antonym(s): implode

· show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"

Hypernym(s): react, respond

· be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise; "His anger exploded"

Synonym(s): burst_forth, break_loose

Hypernym(s): change_state, turn

· destroy by exploding; "The enemy exploded the bridge"

Hypernym(s): destroy, ruin

· cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

Hypernym(s): pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound_out, enunciate, say

· drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

Hypernym(s): condemn

· show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete

Hypernym(s): disprove, confute

· burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

Synonym(s): detonate, blow_up

· increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"

Synonym(s): irrupt

Hypernym(s): increase