explosive

Plural: explosives

Noun

• a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
• Any explosive substance.
• A plosive.

Adjective

• serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
  • "an explosive device"
  • "explosive gas"
  • "explosive force"
  • "explosive violence"
  • "an explosive temper"

Adjective Satellite

• liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  • "an explosive issue"
• sudden and loud
  • "an explosive laugh"

Adj

• Able to, or likely to, explode.
• Having the character of an explosion.
• Having the character of an explosion.
• Of a specific cellular automaton rule, tending to exhibit infinite and unpredictable growth when starting from finite random patterns.
• Rapidly accelerating.
• Shocking; startling.
• Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
• Synonym of plosive.

Examples

• an explosive accusation
• an explosive device
• an explosive fire
• explosive movements
• He has an explosive personality.
• the explosive consonants

Synonyms

volatile, plosive

Antonyms

nonexplosive, ;, implosive, inert, nonflammable

Related Words

explode

Anagrams of explosive