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

Some are believed to still contain ammunition and unexploded ordnance, making recovery operations both technically difficult and potentially dangerous. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Last year, trains were brought to a halt around Paris following the discovery of an unexploded bomb dating back to World War II near tracks serving the French capital's busy Gare du Nord station. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

The Boise Foothills contain an 8,570-acre Munitions Response Site containing unexploded ordnances from military training dating as far back as 1922. — Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026

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