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Synonyms for detonate
ˈdɛt nˌeɪtdet·o·nate
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Wiktionary
detonateverb
Synonyms:
discharge, fulminate, blastAntonyms:
deflagratedetonateverb
To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
Synonyms:
discharge, blast, fulminateAntonyms:
deflagratedetonateverb
To cause an explosion.
Synonyms:
discharge, blast, fulminateAntonyms:
deflagrate
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Princeton's WordNet
explode, detonate, blow up, set offverb
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Synonyms:
go ballistic, puff out, trip, offset, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, incite, puff up, take off, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, trigger off, activate, part, flip one's lid, combust, trigger, blow one's stack, bring out, break loose, magnify, expand, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, irrupt, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, start, blow up, spark off, instigate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, burst forth, spark, inflate, touch off, aggrandize, depart, start out, set forth, burst, actuate, dramatize, stir up, cancel, set outdetonate, explode, blow upverb
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"
"The Molotov cocktail exploded"
Synonyms:
go ballistic, puff out, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, flip one's lid, combust, blow one's stack, break loose, magnify, expand, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, irrupt, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, blow up, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, burst forth, inflate, aggrandize, burst, dramatize
Dictionary of English Synonymes
detonateverb
detonateverb
Synonyms:
detonize, cause to explode
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#207 | part | |
#474 | start | |
#1523 | pop | |
#1706 | trip | |
#2479 | enlarge | |
#2540 | blow | |
#3129 | expand | |
#3439 | cancel | |
#5030 | pad | |
#5179 | offset | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#6477 | blast | |
#6906 | trigger | |
#9876 | burst | |
#10049 | activate | |
#10105 | depart | |
#10274 | spark | |
#18108 | puff | |
#18201 | explode | |
#29947 | magnify | |
#33849 | actuate | |
#36507 | amplify | |
#38823 | inflate | |
#42683 | incite | |
#43382 | lard | |
#65818 | embellish | |
#69319 | detonate | |
#76428 | instigate | |
#83704 | embroider | |
#115292 | dramatize | |
#119460 | combust | |
#261276 | fulminate | |
#285764 | aggrandize |
How to use detonate in a sentence?
We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was, other options would have exposed officers to grave danger.
Now it could be luck that they put this thing together, put it at the Boston Marathon finish line, and were able to detonate them so close to each other and sequentially. But it was a pretty sophisticated attack.
The same automated robot equipment to detonate and defuse bombs was used to place C-4 in place and to detonate that.
We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was.
American debt is a ticking time bomb that will detonate unless we take serious, responsible action.
Translations for detonate
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- възпламенявам, избухвамBulgarian
- detonierenGerman
- pamahtaa, räjäyttää, räjähtääFinnish
- détonner, détonerFrench
- פוצץ, התפוצץHebrew
- detonarIdo
- 爆発Japanese
- detonateLatin
- detonar, explodirPortuguese
- exploda, a face să explodeze, detonaRomanian
- взорвать, взорваться, взрываться, детонировать, взрыватьRussian
- detoneraSwedish
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