Explode

//ɪkˈsploʊd//

Synonyms for "explode" (139 found)

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Synonyms

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Translations

163 translations across 63 languages.

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Albanian

4 entries
  • plas verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • pëlcas verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • shpërthej verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • shpërthej verb (to destroy violently)

Arabic

4 entries
  • انفجر verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • اِنْفَجَرَ verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • تَفْرَقَعَ verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • فرقع verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Armenian

2 entries
  • պայթել verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • պայթեցնել verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Asturian

1 entries
  • esplotar verb (to explode (intransitive))

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • partlamaq verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • partlatmaq verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • шартлатыу verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • шартлау verb (to explode (intransitive))

Belarusian

2 entries
  • узарва́цца verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • узрыва́цца verb (to explode (intransitive))

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • взривявам verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • взривявам verb (to destroy violently)
  • експлодирам verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • избухвам verb (to explode (intransitive))

Catalan

4 entries
  • esclatar verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • esclatar verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • explotar verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • explotar verb (to explode (intransitive))

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎠᏔᏍᎩᏍᏗᎭ verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 爆炸 verb (to explode (intransitive))

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 爆炸 verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • 爆發 /爆发 verb (to explode (intransitive))

Czech

1 entries
  • vybuchnout verb (to explode (intransitive))

Danish

4 entries
  • afsløre verb (to destroy violently)
  • eksplodere verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • forkaste verb (to destroy violently)
  • få til at eksplodere verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Dhivehi

1 entries
  • ގޮއްވަނީ verb (to explode (intransitive))

Dutch

3 entries
  • exploderen verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • ontploffen verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • opblazen verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • eksplodi verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • eksplodigi verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Faroese

1 entries
  • spreingja verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Finnish

3 entries
  • räjähtää verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • räjäyttää verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • räjäyttää verb (to destroy violently)

French

4 entries
  • détoner verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • exploser verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • exploser verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • sauter verb (to explode (intransitive))

Galician

4 entries
  • esbourar verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • estoupar verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • estoupar verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • estourar verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Georgian

2 entries
  • აფეთქება verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • აფეთქება verb (to explode (intransitive))

German

4 entries
  • explodieren verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • explodieren verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • platzen verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • sprengen verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Greek

4 entries
  • ανατινάζω verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • εκρήγνυμαι verb (to destroy violently)
  • εκρήγνυμαι verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • εκραγώ verb (to destroy violently)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • הִתְפּוֹצֵץ verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • פוצץ verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • פוצץ verb (to destroy violently)

Hindi

2 entries
  • विस्फोट verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • विस्फोट verb (to explode (intransitive))

Hungarian

4 entries
  • felrobban verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • felrobbant verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • leront verb (to destroy violently)
  • megdönt verb (to destroy violently)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • sprengja verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • springa verb (to explode (intransitive))

Ido

2 entries
  • explozar verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • explozigar verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • meledak verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • meledakkan verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • meletup verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • meletus verb (to explode (intransitive))

Ingrian

2 entries
  • reppiä verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • revittää verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Italian

2 entries
  • esplodere verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • esplodere verb (to explode (intransitive))

Japanese

2 entries
  • 爆発する verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • 爆発する verb (to explode (intransitive))

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಸಿಡಿ verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ផ្ទុះ verb (to explode (intransitive))

Korean

2 entries
  • 폭발적으로 증가하다 verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • 폭발하다 verb (to explode (intransitive))

Macedonian

1 entries
  • експлоди́ра verb (to explode (intransitive))

Malayalam

1 entries
  • പൊട്ടിത്തെറിക്കുക verb (to explode (intransitive))

Mongolian

3 entries
  • дэлбэлэх verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • дэлбэлэх verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • тэсрэх verb (to explode (intransitive))

Māori

2 entries
  • pahū verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • whakapakū verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • peqandin verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • peqandin verb (to destroy violently)
  • teqandin verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • teqandin verb (to destroy violently)

Norwegian

3 entries
  • eksplodere verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • sprenge verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • springe verb (to explode (intransitive))

Old Javanese

1 entries
  • blĕḍog verb (to explode (intransitive))

Polish

4 entries
  • wybuchać verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • wybuchnąć verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • wysadzać verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • wysadzić verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • explodir verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • explodir verb (to destroy violently)
  • explodir verb (to explode (intransitive))

Romanian

4 entries
  • arunca în aer verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • detona verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • detona verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • exploda verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Russian

4 entries
  • взорва́ть verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • взорва́ть verb (to destroy violently)
  • взорва́ться verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • взрыва́ть verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • eksplodírati verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • експлоди́рати verb (to explode (intransitive))

Slovak

1 entries
  • vybuchnúť verb (to explode (intransitive))

Slovene

1 entries
  • eksplodirati verb (to explode (intransitive))

Somali

1 entries
  • qarxid verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Spanish

4 entries
  • dinamitar verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • estallar verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • explosionar verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • explosionar verb (to explode (intransitive))

Swahili

2 entries
  • lipuka verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • lipuka verb (to explode (intransitive))

Swedish

3 entries
  • explodera verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • spränga verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • sprängas verb (to explode (intransitive))

Tagalog

3 entries
  • isabog verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • pumutok verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • sumabog verb (to explode (intransitive))

Tamil

1 entries
  • வெடி verb (to explode (intransitive))

Telugu

2 entries
  • పేలిపోవు verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • పేల్చివేయు verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Thai

1 entries
  • ระเบิด verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Turkish

1 entries
  • patlamak verb (to explode (intransitive))

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • ви́бухнути verb (to explode (intransitive))
  • вибуха́ти verb (to explode (intransitive))

Unami

1 entries
  • pòkte verb (to explode (intransitive))

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • nổ verb (to destroy with an explosion)
  • nổ verb (to explode (intransitive))

Welsh

1 entries
  • ffrwydro verb (to destroy with an explosion)

Sample sentences

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The news caused him to explode with anger.

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Steam boilers may explode.

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My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it's going to explode.

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He was about to explode, but checked himself.

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