Synonyms of exploded

exploded 1 of 2

adjective

as in blasted

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

exploded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of explode

1

as in detonated

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

the building was wrecked when a powerful bomb exploded

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded
• fizzled

2

as in shattered

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive

the bomb was so powerful that it exploded windows in several neighboring buildings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattered
• smashed
• demolished
• destroyed
• blew
• burst
• popped
• blasted
• detonated
• blew up
• wrecked
• decimated
• annihilated
• ruined
• dynamited
• fragmented
• splintered
• discharged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded

3

as in erupted

to develop suddenly and violently

the mayor's latest unpopular decision caused long-suppressed resentment to explode into open anger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erupted
• broke out
• burst (forth)
• blazed (up)
• swelled
• skyrocketed
• flared (up)
• flamed
• mounted
• rocketed
• proliferated
• mushroomed
• detonated
• multiplied
• ballooned
• snowballed
• touched off
• waxed
• burgeoned
• blew up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exploded

Adjective

Astronomically, the Beehive is considered an open star cluster, a group of young stars that formed from the same hydrogen nebula, sprinkled with heavier elements from a long-since exploded star. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026

While the new image reveals new clues about the exploded star and its environment, further research is needed to better understand how pulsars and supernova debris interact to sculpt such stunning cosmic structures. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Verb

The first mode is a more simple impact detonation — simply put, smacking the asteroid's surface to create a shallow crater, in which a nuclear device is exploded. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 7 July 2026

Public sympathy for Eisenkot increased on December 7 when his son Gal was inside a tunnel in the Gaza Strip and a bomb exploded. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026