Synonyms of exploded

exploded 1 of 2

adjective

as in blasted

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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
• bursted
• crumped
• shattered
• went off
• blew up
• smashed
• splintered
• fired
• fragmented
• mushroomed
• discharged
• ballooned
• burgeoned
• shot
• bourgeoned

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
• bursted
• detonated
• blew up
• decimated
• wrecked
• annihilated
• ruined
• dynamited
• splintered
• fragmented
• 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
• bursted (forth)
• skyrocketed
• flared (up)
• flamed
• mounted
• rocketed
• mushroomed
• proliferated
• detonated
• snowballed
• ballooned
• multiplied
• touched off
• waxed
• burgeoned
• bourgeoned
• blew up

Examples of exploded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Enlarge / An exploded version of the new Pocket; even the buttons are aluminum. —Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024

Rivian An exploded view of a drive unit with a pair of motors. —Abigail Bassett, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024

The point at the center could be the neutron star remnant of the exploded star. —Giuseppina Fabbiano, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024

Beverly Hills, a city of 32,400 residents who overwhelmingly live in single-family homes, has seen its population shrink slightly over the past half-century even as California’s exploded, doubling to about 40 million. —Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024