explosions

NOUN

eruption, discharge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast burst detonation firing outbreak outburst

STRONG

access backfire bang blowout blowup clap combustion concussion crack fit flare-up fulmination gust ignition paroxysm percussion pop report roar salvo

Antonyms

WEAK

implosion

Example Sentences

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Explosions were heard and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem on Saturday, AFP journalists said.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Explosions could be heard outside of the Dubai hotel.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Explosions were reported near Caracas’s Fuerte Tiuna military complex and La Carlota airbase.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

Explosions rocked two tankers sanctioned for carrying Russian oil, the latest in a spate of blasts on such vessels, sparking a rescue operation off Turkey’s Black Sea coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Explosions were common at the brickworks, for companies would use dynamite to loosen the clay before the great machines scooped it up to make bricks.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela