Synonyms of explodes

explodes

verb

present tense third-person singular of explode

1

as in detonates

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

the building was wrecked when a powerful bomb exploded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detonates
• pops
• blows
• bursts
• goes off
• shatters
• blows up
• crumps
• smashes
• fragments
• fires
• mushrooms
• splinters
• discharges
• shoots
• burgeons
• balloons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapses
• implodes
• fizzles

2

as in shatters

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

• shatters
• smashes
• demolishes
• blows
• destroys
• pops
• bursts
• detonates
• blasts
• blows up
• annihilates
• decimates
• dynamites
• ruins
• wrecks
• fragments
• discharges
• splinters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapses
• implodes

3

as in erupts

to develop suddenly and violently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erupts
• breaks out
• bursts (forth)
• flames
• blazes (up)
• swells
• flares (up)
• detonates
• proliferates
• skyrockets
• mounts
• mushrooms
• multiplies
• snowballs
• rockets
• waxes
• burgeons
• touches off
• balloons
• blows up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of explodes

Every other year, the sleepy Hampshire town of Farnborough explodes in cosmopolitan confusion as exhibitors, delegates, industrial giants, politicians, media, and visitors estimated at 120,000 descend over a five-day period. — David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026

The risk still explodes when proper people and processes aren't in place to properly triage and patch real vulnerabilities that can affect your organization. — Rj Friedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Instead, as Laura bugs her sister long enough about just forgiving her already, Mary explodes. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

New Glenn explodes on launch pad in Florida The news comes about a month after the New Glenn rocket exploded in Florida, dealing severe damage to the surrounding infrastructure in Cape Canaveral. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2026

When a massive star explodes as a supernova, the devastation leads to the star's core collapsing under its own gravity to form either a neutron star or a black hole. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026

Democratic infighting explodes as congresswoman defends socialists from party backlash. — FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

But traipse past the principal’s office, scale a short incline, and you’ll be rewarded with an 80-foot-long mural that explodes with color. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

As the clogged pipe grows louder, the camera begins uncomfortably zooming in on Rudd’s face until the pipe explodes in Ted's, closing out the episode. — Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026