EXPLOSIVE Synonyms

• causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin

• unpleasantly loud and penetrating

• exploding almost instantaneously

• an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp

• blow up with dynamite

• producing or characterized by eruptions

• produced by the action of fire or intense heat

• actively spewing out lava

• characterized by intense emotion

• like or suggestive of fire

• passionate or quick-tempered

• easily ignited

• involving deliberate burning of property

• a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

• a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)

• arousing to action or rebellion

• capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily

• having great power or force or potency or effect

• (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

• strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

• having great influence

• (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

• displaying superhuman strength or power

• characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense

• very severe

• (of the elements) as if showing violent anger

• the act of breaking something into small pieces

• seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering

• loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

• extremely ominous

• the act of exploding or bursting

• rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

• a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)

• a sudden intense happening

• come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

• force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

• burst outward, usually with noise

• move suddenly, energetically, or violently

• be in a state of movement or action

• emerge suddenly

• cause to burst

• break open or apart suddenly and forcefully

• cause to burn or combust

• start to burn or burst into flames

• get very angry and fly into a rage

• cause to become violent or angry

• undergo combustion

• cause to burst with a violent release of energy

• burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

• start abruptly

• erupt or intensify suddenly

• start to burn or burst into flames

• break out

• become active and spew forth lava and rocks

• force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

• appear on the skin

• become raw or open

• a salt or ester of fulminic acid

• criticize severely

• come on suddenly and intensely

• cause to explode violently and with loud noise