IMPLODED Antonyms

• (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells

• as of a photograph; made larger

• larger than normal

• enlarged to an abnormal degree

• increased in extent or size or bulk or scope

• showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another

• enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness

• pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

• feeling self-importance

• large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air

• small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

• ride in a hot-air balloon

• become inflated

• grow and flourish

• pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

• become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

• increase in size by natural process

• cause to grow or develop

• develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation

• come into existence; take on form or shape

• cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• grow emotionally or mature

• become attached by or as if by the process of growth

• gradual improvement or growth or development

• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

• a movement forward

• develop in a positive way

• move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

• form or accumulate steadily

• cause to burst with a violent release of energy

• burst outward, usually with noise

• show a violent emotional reaction

• be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise

• destroy by exploding

• cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/

• drive from the stage by noisy disapproval

• show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete

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

• increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner