implode

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To collapse or burst inward violently.
2. (broadly, intransitive) To collapse or burst inward violently.
3. (transitive) To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.
4. The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.
5. (transitive) To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

Opposite of

explode

Synonyms

break

go off

collapse

crack up

crash

crumple

demolish

dilapidate

fall

fall apart

give

implosion

slump

snap

tear down

topple

tumble

lose it

blow up

crack

break down

Translations

imploser

implodieren

yıkılmak

implodere

hacer implosión

implodir

εκρήγνυμαι

implosionar

implosionar

implotar

إنفجر

Etymology

Back-formation from implosion.

Sentences

That recital made my brain implode .