Synonyms of the word explosive


EXPLOSIVECHEMICAL - DETONATIVE - SUDDEN - UNSTABLE - VOLATILE

explosive

  • n. Explosive substance.
  • adj. With the capability to, or likely to, explode.
  • adj. Having the character of an explosion.
  • adj. (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.

chemical

  • adj. Of or relating to chemistry.
  • adj. Of or relating to a material or processes not commonly found in nature or in a particular product.
  • adj. (obsolete) Of or relating to alchemy.
  • n. (chemistry, sciences) Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.
  • n. (colloquial) An artificial chemical compound.
  • n. (slang) An addictive drug.

detonative

  • adj. (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.

sudden

  • adj. Happening quickly and with little or no warning.
  • adj. (obsolete) Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid.
  • adj. (obsolete) Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate.
  • adv. (poetic) Suddenly.
  • n. (obsolete) An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.

unstable

  • adj. Having a strong tendency to change.
  • adj. Fluctuating; not constant.
  • adj. Fickle.
  • adj. Unpredictable.
  • adj. (chemistry) Readily decomposable.
  • adj. (physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.
  • v. (transitive) To release (an animal) from a stable.

volatile

  • adj. (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
  • adj. (of a substance, informal) explosive.
  • adj. (of a price etc) variable or erratic.
  • adj. (of a person) quick to become angry or violent.
  • adj. fickle.
  • adj. temporary or ephemeral.
  • adj. (of a situation) potentially violent.
  • adj. (computing, of a variable) having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
  • adj. (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.
  • adj. (obsolete) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having…
  • n. A chemical or compound that changes into a gas easily.

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