explosive - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

Synonyms

• explosive

More generic

• chemical
• chemical substance

More specific

• Ballistite
• HN
• azoimide
• burster
• bursting charge
• charge
• explosive charge
• explosive compound
• explosive mixture
• gunpowder
• high explosive
• hydrazoic acid
• hydrogen azide
• impulse explosive
• load
• low explosive
• nitramine
• payload
• powder
• propellant explosive
• smokeless powder
• tetryl
• warhead

Related

• explosive device

Adjective

serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst

Synonyms

• explosive

Related

• detonative

Opposite / Antonyms

• nonexplosive

Adjective

sudden and loud

Synonyms

• explosive

Related

• sudden

Adjective

liable to lead to sudden change or violence

Synonyms

• explosive
• volatile

Related

• unstable

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