explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion ik-ˈsplō-zhən 
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
injured in a laboratory explosion
2
: a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth
the explosion of suburbia
an explosion of red hair
3
: the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants
Synonyms
- blast
- blowup
- burst
- bursting
- detonation
- eruption
- outburst
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Example Sentences
The filmmakers staged the car's explosion. The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions. The region has experienced a population explosion. His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.
Recent Examples on the Web The bodies of the victims were so badly degraded by the explosion and collapse of the towers that remains were still being found as late as 2006, according to OCME. 
Kelly Terez, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2022 Three of the children in Saturday's explosion were killed immediately and a girl later died from her wounds at the hospital in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, according to a doctor there. Rahim Faiez, ajc, 3 Sep. 2022 The responding officer heard one explosion and issued a verbal warning for setting off fireworks during prohibited days. Joan Rusek, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 My style can be anything between goth girl and clown explosion. Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 1 Sep. 2022 One explosion that detonated near the U.S. Embassy in the Green Zone set off alarms inside the compound but caused no casualties, according to the official. David S. Cloud And Ghassan Adnan, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 The April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at one of four reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear plant north of Kyiv sent a cloud of radioactive material across a wide swath of Europe and beyond. Frank Jordans And Hanna Arhirova, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 This game's ratio is roughly nine agonizing technical hiccups and annoyances for every chuckle-worthy explosion or glitchy physics mishap. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022 Another place known for its scones, Johanna’s Kitchen in Sandy, closed in December 2015, after a gas leak caused an explosion and fire that gutted the restaurant. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 See More
Kelly Terez, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2022 Three of the children in Saturday's explosion were killed immediately and a girl later died from her wounds at the hospital in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, according to a doctor there. Rahim Faiez, ajc, 3 Sep. 2022 The responding officer heard one explosion and issued a verbal warning for setting off fireworks during prohibited days. Joan Rusek, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 My style can be anything between goth girl and clown explosion. Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 1 Sep. 2022 One explosion that detonated near the U.S. Embassy in the Green Zone set off alarms inside the compound but caused no casualties, according to the official. David S. Cloud And Ghassan Adnan, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 The April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at one of four reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear plant north of Kyiv sent a cloud of radioactive material across a wide swath of Europe and beyond. Frank Jordans And Hanna Arhirova, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 This game's ratio is roughly nine agonizing technical hiccups and annoyances for every chuckle-worthy explosion or glitchy physics mishap. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022 Another place known for its scones, Johanna’s Kitchen in Sandy, closed in December 2015, after a gas leak caused an explosion and fire that gutted the restaurant. Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin explosion-, explosio act of driving off by clapping, from explodere
First Known Use
1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing explosion
Kids Definition
explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion ik-ˈsplō-zhən
1
: a sudden and noisy bursting (as of a bomb) : the act of exploding
2
: a sudden outburst of feeling
Medical Definition
explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion ik-ˈsplō-zhən
: the act or an instance of exploding
explosion
noun
1
as in eruption
the act or an instance of exploding the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- eruption
- detonation
- bursting
- firing
- blast
- burst
- outburst
- blowup
- boom
- shooting
- blowout
- pop
- airburst
- discharge
- flare-up
- bang
- groundburst
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- implosion
2
as in burst
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event Synonyms & Similar Words
- burst
- eruption
- outburst
- blaze
- flash
- gust
- flare
- gale
- spasm
- frenzy
- storm
- paroxysm
- flush
- agony
- ebullition
- gush
- fit
- flare-up
- rage
- blowup
- ecstasy
- tantrum
- transport
- firestorm
- rapture
- delirium
- furor
- grouch
3
as in scene
an outburst or display of excited anger the tennis player's expletive-enriched explosions on the court tested the patience of officials Synonyms & Similar Words
- scene
- huff
- outburst
- reaction
- fireworks
- fit
- frenzy
- rage
- seizure
- eruption
- hysteria
- blowup
- upheaval
- storm
- tantrum
- hissy fit
- fury
- distraction
- agitation
- rampage
- hissy
- indignation
- uproar
- temper
- delirium
- spasm
- furor
- furore
- rise
- paroxysm
- wrath
- flare-up
- spleen
- ire
- lividity
- wrathfulness
- pet
- pouts
- convulsion(s)
- lividness
- choler
- angriness
- sulkiness
- sullenness
- irateness
- snit
- dander
- hump
- sulk(s)
- grouch
