explode synonyms

explode

v.

  1. To burst

    blow up, blow out, blast, blow a fuse, break out, erupt, go off, detonate, discharge, backfire, fly apart, fly into pieces, shatter, rupture, fracture, split, convulse, collapse, thunder, blow off, pop, blow to smithereens*; see also rage 1.

  2. To discredit

    disprove, refute, confute; see disprove.

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