Synonyms of exploding

exploding

verb

present participle of explode

1

as in detonating

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

the building was wrecked when a powerful bomb exploded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detonating
• popping
• blowing
• bursting
• crumping
• going off
• shattering
• blowing up
• smashing
• firing
• splintering
• fragmenting
• mushrooming
• burgeoning
• discharging
• shooting
• ballooning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imploding
• collapsing
• fizzling

2

as in shattering

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

• shattering
• smashing
• demolishing
• bursting
• blowing
• destroying
• popping
• blasting
• detonating
• blowing up
• wrecking
• ruining
• decimating
• dynamiting
• annihilating
• splintering
• fragmenting
• discharging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsing
• imploding

3

as in erupting

to develop suddenly and violently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erupting
• bursting (forth)
• breaking out
• blazing (up)
• flaming
• swelling
• skyrocketing
• flaring (up)
• mounting
• proliferating
• mushrooming
• detonating
• multiplying
• burgeoning
• rocketing
• snowballing
• ballooning
• waxing
• touching off
• blowing up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exploding

Carousel music mixed with the thunderous roar of roller coaster carts exploding through dizzying loops and heart-stopping drops. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

The team that finished 24th in the league in runs scored, exploding for seven runs in game one of the ALCS against one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

The surrounding countryside, by comparison, was littered with large numbers of trees that were toppled as the shock waves produced by the exploding asteroid high above radiated downward. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Han’s Sang-mi is a similarly captivating presence onscreen, a bundle of nervous energy on the brink of exploding, captured brilliantly by one of Korea’s most consistently versatile emerging talents. — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Video circulating on social media showed a drone striking the bridge and exploding as vehicles crossed. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

The song stays coiled, neither tightening its grip nor exploding into noise. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

If civilian use of wireless technologies is exploding, military applications are also rising, and everything from drones to armored vehicles is now part of the larger set of attack units. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Viard watched firsthand as fashion ballooned into a global industry, designers becoming celebrities unto themselves and budgets exploding. — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026