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

The other imaged nova, V1405 Cassiopeiae, seemed to unfold in spectacular slow motion, taking more than fifty days before finally ejecting all of its exploded material. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis says reaching the center of the wreckage at the exploded ammunition plant will be slow and complex. — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 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

At that time, an aerial mortar exploded nearby, startling Santi, who then ran and jumped over the fence. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026