explosion

explosion

noun

Definition of EXPLOSION

1

the act or an instance of exploding <the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima>

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

Related Words discharge, firing, shooting; blowout, flare-up; bang, boom, pop; airburst, groundburst

Antonyms implosion

2

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling <the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event>

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

Related Words 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 blowup, explosion, fireworks, fit, hissy [chiefly Southern & southern Midland], hissy fit, huff, scene

Related Words 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; reaction, rise; dander, temper; grouch, hump [British], pet, pouts, snit, sulk(s), sulkiness, sullenness