unexploded

adjective

un·​ex·​plod·​ed ˌən-ik-ˈsplō-dəd 

: not exploded

an unexploded bomb/shell

unexploded ammunition

Examples of unexploded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Please, don't bring any unexploded World War II-era hand grenades to the police station. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

The fire encompassed portions of the Military Reserve in northeast Boise, an area that contains the unexploded ordnance. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026

One that has stayed with me was with American veteran Chuck Searcy, who returned to Vietnam decades after the war and now works with a nonprofit dedicated to locating and safely removing unexploded ordnance. — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026

In Kyiv’s suburb of Vyshneve, about 600 residents were evacuated because of the risk of unexploded munitions, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unexploded

• incommoded
• overloaded
• boded
• coded
• goaded
• loaded
• roaded
• corroded
• decoded
• downloaded
• encoded
• eroded