Synonyms of detonates

detonates

verb

present tense third-person singular of detonate

as in explodes

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

the bomb detonated with a thunder that could be heard for blocks in all directions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explodes
• blows
• pops
• bursts
• shatters
• goes off
• blows up
• smashes
• crumps
• fires
• fragments
• splinters
• mushrooms
• discharges
• shoots
• balloons
• bourgeons
• burgeons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapses
• implodes
• fizzles