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Definitions for Explosive
[1] tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.
[2] pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion: explosive violence.
[3] likely to lead to violence or hostility: an explosive issue.
[4] Phonetics . plosive.
[5] an explosive agent or substance, as dynamite.
[6] Phonetics . plosive.
[7] of, involving, or characterized by an explosion or explosions
[8] capable of exploding or tending to explode
[9] potentially violent or hazardous; dangerous an explosive situation
[10] phonetics another word for plosive
[11] a substance that decomposes rapidly under certain conditions with the production of gases, which expand by the heat of the reaction. The energy released is used in firearms, blasting, and rocket propulsion
[12] a plosive consonant; stop
Words related to Explosive
meteoric, frenzied, stormy, touchy, hazardous, ugly, violent, tense, fiery, unstable, uncontrollable, bomb, mine, missile, powder, ammunition, detonator, dynamite, gunpowder
Words nearby Explosive
explosible, explosimeter, explosion, explosion shot, explosion welding, explosive, explosive d, explosive forming, explosive rivet, explosive welding, expo
Origin of Explosive
First recorded in 1660–70; explos(ion) + -ive
Other words from Explosive
ex·plo·sive·ly , adverb
ex·plo·sive·ness , noun
non·ex·plo·sive , adjective, noun
non·ex·plo·sive·ly , adverb
non·ex·plo·sive·ness , noun
un·ex·plo·sive , adjective
un·ex·plo·sive·ly , adverb
un·ex·plo·sive·ness , noun
Synonyms for Explosive
fiery, frenzied, hazardous, meteoric, stormy, tense, touchy, ugly, uncontrollable, unstable, violent, wild, at the boiling point, bursting, charged, consequential, convulsive, detonating, detonative, ebullient, eruptive, forceful, fulminant, fulminating, impetuous, overwrought, perilous, raging, rampant, vehement