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1. explosion
noun. ['ɪkˈsploʊʒən'] a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.
Synonyms
- blast
- inflation
- discharge
- backfire
- blowup
- airburst
- fragmentation
- blowback
- detonation
Antonyms
- birth
- block
- recall
- freeze
Etymology
- explosionis (Latin)
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Rhymes with Explosion
- implosion
- erosion
- corrosion
Sentences with explosion
1. Noun, singular or mass
The Internet explosion in the late-1990s made people more comfortable with making transactions over the web.
Quotes about explosion
1. Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.
- Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
2. I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.
- Stanley Kubrick
3. Perhaps all romance is like that; not a contract between equal parties but an explosion of dreams and desires that can find no outlet in everyday life. Only a drama will do and while the fireworks last the sky is a different colour.
- Jeanette Winterson, The Passion
2. explosion
noun. ['ɪkˈsploʊʒən'] the act of exploding or bursting.
Synonyms
- burst
- fulmination
- detonation
Antonyms
- praise
- elegance
- disinflation
- deflation
Etymology
- explosionis (Latin)
3. explosion
noun. ['ɪkˈsploʊʒən'] the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant.
Synonyms
- release
- occlusive
- stop consonant
- plosion
- plosive speech sound
- tone ending
- plosive
- stop
Antonyms
- clasp
- engage
- requisition
- confine
Etymology
- explosionis (Latin)
4. explosion
noun. ['ɪkˈsploʊʒən'] a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball.
Synonyms
- golf shot
- golf stroke
Antonyms
- gather
- convict
- invest
Etymology
- explosionis (Latin)
5. explosion
noun. ['ɪkˈsploʊʒən'] a sudden outburst.
Synonyms
- blowup
- gush
- outburst
- ebullition
Antonyms
- hold
- enlist
- fill
- charge
Etymology
- explosionis (Latin)
6. explosion
noun. ['ɪkˈsploʊʒən'] the noise caused by an explosion.
Antonyms
- inactivity
Etymology
- explosionis (Latin)
7. explosion
noun. ['ɪkˈsploʊʒən'] a sudden great increase.
Antonyms
- begin
Etymology
- explosionis (Latin)