explosive

Meaning

Adj

1. Able to, or likely to, explode.
2. Having the character of an explosion.
3. Having the character of an explosion.
4. (figuratively) Rapidly accelerating.
5. (figuratively) Shocking; startling.
6. (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
7. (archaic) Synonym of plosive.

Noun

1. Any explosive substance.
2. (dated) A plosive.

Opposite of

implosive, ;, inert, nonflammable

Synonyms

volatile

bomb

💣

quick-tempered

blasting powder

high explosive

hot-tempered

blasting

detonator

explosives

firecracker

🧨

dynamite

eruptive

ex

explode

exploder

exploding

explosion

exponential

fulminating

gunpowder

inflammability

inflammable

inflammatory

petard

popcorn

🍿

powder

provocative

squib

stopped

subversive

tremendous

undermining

explosible

explosive device

dangerously explosive

explosive compound

expl

explosive charges

stop

🛑

percusion powder

amatol

ammunition

blasting agent

burst

burster

bursting

combustible

demolition

detonating

detonative

Translations

explosif

esplosivo

explosivo

explosivo

explosiu

Sprengstoff

explosiv

patlayıcı

springstof

explosief

εκρηκτικό

Explosivstoff

explosiu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/

Etymology

From Latin explōs-, stem of the perfect passive participle of explōdō + the suffix -ive.