| Main Entry: | explosion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | eruption, discharge |
Synonyms: |
access, backfire, bang, blast, blowout, blowup, burst, clap, combustion, concussion, crack, detonation, firing, fit, flare-up, fulmination, gust, ignition, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, percussion, pop, report, roar, salvo |
Antonyms: |
implosion |
| Main Entry: | boom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud sound; crash |
Synonyms: |
bang, barrage, blare, blast, burst, cannonade, clap, crack, drumfire, explosion, reverberation, roar, rumble, slam, smash, thunder, wham |
| Main Entry: | burst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blow-up, blast |
Synonyms: |
access, bang, barrage, blowout, bombardment, breach, break, cannonade, crack, discharge, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, fusillade, gush, gust, outbreak, outpouring, round, rupture, rush, sally, salvo, shower, spate, split, spurt, storm, surge, torrent, volley |
| Main Entry: | crack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud sound, usually from hitting |
Synonyms: |
bang, bash, belt, blast, blow, boom, buffet, burst, clap, clip, clout, crash, cuff, explosion, go, noise, pop, report, shot, slam, slap, smack, smash, snap, splintering, splitting, stab, stroke, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, wham |
| Main Entry: | demolition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | destruction |
Synonyms: |
annihilation, bulldozing, explosion, extermination, knocking down, leveling, razing, wrecking |
Antonyms: |
building, construction, fixing, production, repair |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detonation |
Synonyms: |
barrage, blast, burst, explosion, firing, fusillade, report, salvo, shot, shower, volley |
Antonyms: |
loading |
| Main Entry: | disturbance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion; upset |
Synonyms: |
agitation, annoyance, big scene, big stink, bother, brawl, brouhaha, clamor, confusion, convulsion, derangement, disarrangement, disorder, disruption, distraction, eruption, explosion, ferment, fisticuffs, flap, fracas, fray, fuss, hindrance, hubbub, hullabaloo*, insurrection, interruption, intrusion, molestation, perturbation, quake, quarrel, racket, rampage, restlessness, riot, ruckus, rumble, shock, spasm, stink*, stir*, storm, to-do, tremor, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uprising, uproar, violence |
Antonyms: |
calm, order, peace, quiet, tranquility |
| Main Entry: | eruption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ejection |
Synonyms: |
access, blast, blow-up, breakout, burst, discharge, explosion, flare-up, flow, gust, outbreak, outburst, sally, venting, vomiting |
| Notes: | eruption is breaking out; irruption is breaking in |
| Main Entry: | fire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barrage of projectiles |
Synonyms: |
attack, bombarding, bombardment, bombing, cannonade, cannonading, crossfire, explosion, fusillade, hail, round, salvo, shelling, sniping, volley |
| Main Entry: | flare-up |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden outbreak |
Synonyms: |
blowup, epidemic, eruption, explosion, gush, outburst, rise |