Synonyms of detonated

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adjective

as in exploded

Related Words

• exploded
• blasted
• smashed
• shattered
• fractured
• destroyed
• broken
• busted
• fragmented
• cracked
• split
• splintered
• collapsed
• demolished
• wrecked
• pulverized
• ruined
• imploded
• disintegrated
• damaged
• devastated
• mutilated
• mangled
• obliterated
• slivered
• wiped out
• extirpated
• dynamited
• ruinate
• fragile
• defaced
• eradicated
• breakable
• frangible
• exterminated
• brittle
• frail
• delicate

Dissimilar Words

• repaired
• fixed
• unbroken
• reconstructed
• healed
• patched
• mended
• rebuilt
• unbreakable
• infrangible

detonated

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verb

past tense of detonate

as in popped

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

the bomb detonated with a thunder that could be heard for blocks in all directions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exploded
• popped
• blew
• burst
• went off
• shattered
• crumped
• blew up
• fired
• smashed
• splintered
• fragmented
• discharged
• mushroomed
• shot
• ballooned
• burgeoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded
• fizzled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detonated

Verb

An operation in Kenscoff In the mists of the steep hills that ring southern Port-au-Prince, CNN saw one Task Force operation where helicopters manned by foreign contractors assaulted gang positions, and drones detonated amid the clatter of gunfire. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

The police response has drawn criticism following an incident last week in which a 15-year-old boy lost his hand and part of his lower arm after picking up a police dispersal grenade that detonated during a demonstration in Lens. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

An unexploded munition detonated during a school trip along Israel's northern border with Lebanon on Monday, killing a teenage boy and injuring 24 others, Israeli authorities and rescue workers said. — Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2026

Multiple explosions detonated close to a tanker south of Al-Mukha, Yemen, in the Bab el-Mandeb, the monitor said, adding that the crew were reported safe. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

She is widely remembered as the first Palestinian woman to carry out a suicide bombing, although accounts indicate that the device may have detonated unexpectedly. — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

In December 2023, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the main gate of a police station in Dera Ismail Khan, killing at least 23 security personnel in one of the area’s deadliest attacks. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

In July, the Wall Street Journal published an interview with Eui Seok Kang, who was severely disfigured when the airbag of his Chevrolet Malibu detonated after a crash. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

The backpack slid between a victim’s legs and detonated outside a courtroom. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026