Definition: increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
Usage: The population of India is exploding; The island's rodent population irrupted
Similar words: increase
Definition: become bigger or greater in amount
Usage: The amount of work increased
Definition: burst outward, usually with noise
Usage: The champagne bottle exploded
Similar words: change integrity
Definition: change in physical make-up
Synonyms: burst forth, break loose, explode
Definition: be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
Usage: His anger exploded
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonyms: explode, blow up, detonate, set off
Definition: cause to burst with a violent release of energy
Usage: We exploded the nuclear bomb
Similar words: change integrity
Definition: change in physical make-up
Synonyms: explode
Definition: show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
Similar words: confute, disprove
Definition: prove to be false
Usage: The physicist disproved his colleagues' theories
Synonyms: explode
Definition: show a violent emotional reaction
Usage: The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary
Synonyms: explode
Definition: drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
Similar words: condemn
Definition: declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
Usage: The building was condemned by the inspector
Synonyms: explode
Definition: cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
Similar words: pronounce, say, sound out, enounce, enunciate, articulate
Definition: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Usage: She pronounces French words in a funny way; I cannot say `zip wire'; Can the child sound out this complicated word?
Synonyms: explode
Definition: destroy by exploding
Usage: The enemy exploded the bridge
Definition: destroy completely; damage irreparably
Usage: You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!; The tears ruined her make-up