Synonyms of explosion

explosion

noun

1

as in eruption

the act or an instance of exploding

the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eruption
• detonation
• bursting
• firing
• blast
• burst
• outburst
• blowup
• shooting
• boom
• blowout
• pop
• discharge
• flare-up
• bang
• airburst
• groundburst

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implosion

2

as in burst

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burst
• eruption
• outburst
• blaze
• flash
• gust
• flare
• gale
• storm
• spasm
• frenzy
• flush
• paroxysm
• agony
• gush
• fit
• ebullition
• flare-up
• rage
• transport
• ecstasy
• tantrum
• rapture
• firestorm
• blowup
• delirium
• furor
• grouch

3

as in scene

an outburst or display of excited anger

the tennis player's expletive-enriched explosions on the court tested the patience of officials

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scene
• huff
• outburst
• reaction
• fireworks
• fit
• frenzy
• rage
• seizure
• hysteria
• blowup
• upheaval
• eruption
• tantrum
• hissy fit
• storm
• distraction
• fury
• agitation
• rampage
• hissy
• indignation
• temper
• uproar
• delirium
• spasm
• furore
• furor
• wrath
• paroxysm
• rise
• flare-up
• spleen
• ire
• lividity
• pouts
• wrathfulness
• pet
• convulsion(s)
• choler
• lividness
• angriness
• sulkiness
• sullenness
• irateness
• snit
• dander
• hump
• sulk(s)
• grouch