392 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ dˈɛtənˌe͡ɪt], [ dˈɛtənˌe‍ɪt], [ d_ˈɛ_t_ə_n_ˌeɪ_t]

Similar words for detonate:

• other relevant words (noun)
• bang (verb)
• blast (verb)
• burst (verb)
• change (verb)
• erupt (verb)
• explode (verb)
• go off (verb)
• mushroom (verb)
• other relevant words (verb)
• roar (verb)
• other synonyms
• crackle
• go off
• other relevant words
• sound
• other relevant words (noun)

Paraphrases for detonate

Homophones for detonate

Hypernyms for detonate

Synonyms for Detonate:

• n.

  •
  • blitz,
  • carve up,
  • bomb,
  • counterattack,
  • bombard,
  • attack.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • fill up,
  • live,
  • bust,
  • fulminate,
  • detonator,
  • explosive,
  • pot,
  • let fly,
  • gun,
  • explosion,
  • set,
  • fire off,
  • fire,
  • flare,
  • stoke,
  • pop,
  • let off,
  • blow out,
  • test-fire,
  • HIT,
  • pick off,
  • potshot,
  • plug,
  • dynamite,
  • shoot down,
  • drop,
  • snipe,
  • prime,
  • ignite,
  • bark,
  • implode,
  • pistol,
  • riddle,
  • coal,
  • pelt,
  • discharge,
  • charge,
  • go up,
  • cock,
  • go,
  • pepper,
  • top off,
  • take a potshot,
  • oil,
  • gun for,
  • shoot at,
  • fuel up,
  • eject,
  • blow,
  • strike,
  • fell,
  • blowout,
  • potshoot,
  • feed,
  • backfire,
  • fuel,
  • load,
  • flame,
  • refuel.

• v.

  • bang (verb)
  • re sounding,
  • re sound,
  • re sounded,
  • makes noise,
  • re-sounds,
  • re-sounded,
  • re sounds,
  • Re-sound,
  • made noise,
  • making noise,
  • re-sounding.
  • blast (verb)
  • de stroying,
  • de-stroyed,
  • de stroys,
  • de-stroy,
  • de-stroying,
  • de stroyed,
  • de stroy,
  • de-stroys.
  • burst (verb)
  • dis integrated,
  • rended asunder,
  • dis integrate,
  • flying open,
  • dis charge,
  • dis integrating,
  • dis charges,
  • rending asunder,
  • dis integrates,
  • flew open,
  • dis-charged,
  • dis-integrate,
  • dis-charging,
  • dis-integrates,
  • tears apart,
  • flies open,
  • dis-charges,
  • gushing forth,
  • rent asunder,
  • tare apart,
  • dis charging,
  • rends asunder,
  • dis charged,
  • gushes forth,
  • dis-integrating,
  • dis-integrated,
  • dis-charge,
  • gushed forth.
  • change (verb)
  • detonate.
  • erupt (verb)
  • flared up,
  • touches off,
  • touched off,
  • pouring forth,
  • casts out,
  • poured forth,
  • flaring up.
  • explode (verb)
  • blowing to kingdom come,
  • blew kingdom come,
  • kablooeying,
  • letted go,
  • flames up,
  • blows to kingdom come,
  • blows kingdom come,
  • kablooeys,
  • kablooeyed,
  • blowing kingdom come,
  • sets off,
  • blow kingdom come,
  • blew to kingdom come,
  • flamed up,
  • flaming up.
  • go off (verb)
  • be falling,
  • be-fallen,
  • be-fell,
  • be fallen,
  • be fell,
  • be-fall,
  • be-falls,
  • be falls,
  • be-falling,
  • be fall.
  • mushroom (verb)
  • grows rapidly,
  • in-creases,
  • growing rapidly,
  • springing up,
  • grew rapidly,
  • in-creased,
  • shoots up,
  • in creasing,
  • sprung up,
  • in crease,
  • sprang up,
  • in-crease,
  • springs up,
  • in creases.
  • Other relevant words: (verb)
  • explode,
  • shoot,
  • change integrity.
  • roar (verb)
  • re echo,
  • repercusses,
  • re echoes,
  • re-percussed,
  • re bound,
  • re bounding,
  • re percusses,
  • re-bound,
  • re-bounds,
  • re-percusses,
  • Repercussed,
  • re echoing,
  • re-percuss,
  • re-echoed,
  • re bounded,
  • re percussed,
  • re-percussing,
  • re echoed,
  • Repercussing,
  • re percuss,
  • re-bounding,
  • re-bounded,
  • re percussing,
  • re bounds.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • bomb out,
  • teargas,
  • dive-bomb,
  • carpet bomb,
  • nuke,
  • bayonet.
  •
  • harass.
  •
  • mine,
  • sortie.
  •
  • raid,
  • run-through,
  • pound,
  • take up,
  • shell.
  •
  • rocket.
  •
  • target.
  • crackle
  • splutter.
  • go off
  • took place,
  • take place,
  • taking place,
  • takes place.
  • Other relevant words:
  • fly open,
  • cast out,
  • roaring,
  • bang,
  • dynamited,
  • flame up,
  • Dynamiting,
  • Dinning,
  • thump,
  • flares up,
  • echoes,
  • Clanged,
  • casting out,
  • blow to kingdom come,
  • make noise,
  • torn apart,
  • tear apart,
  • tore apart,
  • re-echoes,
  • Resounded,
  • spoilt,
  • shatter,
  • pours forth,
  • Torpedoes,
  • spout,
  • blast,
  • fractured,
  • Pealed,
  • lets go,
  • Bayed,
  • re-echoing,
  • erupt,
  • blow up,
  • burst,
  • shooting up,
  • roar,
  • letting go,
  • torpedoed,
  • torpedoing,
  • setting off,
  • stunting,
  • touching off,
  • re-echo,
  • kill,
  • touch off,
  • sound,
  • torpedo,
  • barged,
  • spoil,
  • spring up,
  • flare up,
  • pour forth,
  • repercuss,
  • shot up,
  • Fracturing,
  • Baying,
  • punctured,
  • grow rapidly,
  • thunder,
  • rend asunder,
  • set off,
  • tearing apart,
  • barging,
  • mushroom,
  • shoot up,
  • kablooey,
  • go off,
  • crack,
  • Dinned,
  • gush forth,
  • clanging.
  • sound
  • Shrilled,
  • shrills,
  • shrilling.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • dramatise,
  • flash,
  • inflate,
  • va-voom,
  • embroider,
  • explosions,
  • inflammation,
  • decorate,
  • aggrandize,
  • strain,
  • puff up,
  • magnify,
  • instigate,
  • outburst,
  • set-off,
  • pad,
  • part,
  • exaggerate,
  • squib,
  • deviate,
  • puff,
  • extend,
  • expand,
  • fulminant,
  • push the button,
  • demolish,
  • leave,
  • burst forth,
  • destroy,
  • dramatize,
  • get angry,
  • trip,
  • set out,
  • light,
  • crump,
  • ignition,
  • bounce,
  • start out,
  • enhance,
  • kindle,
  • split,
  • break open,
  • paroxysm,
  • begin,
  • combustion,
  • lard,
  • setoff,
  • touch,
  • blaster,
  • blow away,
  • kindling,
  • explodes,
  • set alight,
  • annul,
  • originate,
  • shock,
  • operate,
  • trigger,
  • boom,
  • offset,
  • puff out,
  • trigger off,
  • shoot off,
  • Displode,
  • brighten up,
  • detonation,
  • release,
  • spark off,
  • embellish,
  • burst out,
  • fly,
  • incite,
  • fly off,
  • eruption,
  • let go,
  • Detonize,
  • stir up,
  • augment,
  • be destroyed,
  • amplify,
  • ruffle one's feathers,
  • break loose,
  • commence,
  • bring out,
  • throw a fit,
  • Exploder,
  • shoot-down,
  • actuate,
  • blasts,
  • activate,
  • cancel,
  • detonating,
  • fiery,
  • abrogate,
  • set fire to,
  • enlarge,
  • spark,
  • speed up,
  • let,
  • set in motion,
  • take off,
  • set forth,
  • break out,
  • fuse,
  • depart,
  • be discharged,
  • start,
  • aggrandise,
  • combust,
  • irrupt,
  • forsake.

Paraphrases for Detonate:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    explode.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    blow, bomb, erupt, ignite, smash.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    blast, trigger.

Homophones for Detonate:

• dante, denominate, de-iodinate, doomed, dominion day, detent, demand, dominate, dimmed, detente, demimonde, dementia, diamante, dandy, dainty, danaid, dominant, demantoid, donated, down-and-out, denude, damned, Detainment, diminuendo, dmd, dine out, diodontidae, daunt, diomedeidae, deadened, domed, dynamite, dominated, dented, dimity, denuded, danaidae, diatomite, dead hand, done with, denouement, dead end, diamonte, dimout, dint, downwind, de-ionate, donut, dim-witted, demote, deaminate, daunted, day in and day out, denudate, denote, day in day out, dinette, dead-end, demode, demented, dentate, donate, dent, diamond, dimwit.

Hypernym for Detonate:

• Other hypernyms:

  • n.
    combust.