exploded

VERB

blow up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast break out burst collapse detonate erupt flare up mushroom rupture set off shatter

STRONG

backfire blaze convulse discharge fracture jet shiver split thunder

WEAK

blow to kingdom come flame up kablooey let go

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mend

WEAK

implode prove

VERB

discredit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shoot down

STRONG

belie confute debunk deflate discard disprove invalidate puncture refute repudiate

WEAK

shoot full of holes

Antonyms

STRONG

approve attest build up endorse prove validate

WEAK

implode

Example Sentences

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But her global popularity has exploded recently, powered by viral dances, high-profile collabs and, she says, by becoming "the most me".

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The city’s legal payouts have exploded under her watch — jumping from $64 million in the mid-2010s to $294 million in the last fiscal year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The report includes accounts of a series of sightings and investigations in Sandia, New Mexico, where witnesses described how UFO's manoeuvred, flew away and disappeared but then exploded.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

As volume exploded in the hours before the IPO, that price surged to nearly $400.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

How long would she put up with it—and why—before she exploded and dumped me in a pile of cactus?

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen