Synonyms and antonyms of explode in English
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TO GET ANGRY
She exploded with rage when she was mistaken for a cleaning lady.
Synonyms and examples
lose your temper
She never lost her temper, never raised her voice.
erupt
My ex-husband would erupt over little things.
lose (your) patience
She was starting to lose her patience with him.
become enraged
He became enraged and crashed out of the room.
fly into a rage
I never saw him fly into a rage or treat anyone cruelly.
see red
I had a hairbrush in my hand and I just saw red and hit him with it.
throw a wobbly
UK informal
My little girl loves the telephone, and she threw a wobbly when I wouldn't let her play with it.
go off on one
UK informal
I said I realised I was very untidy - and Toby just went off on one for the next 20 minutes.
boil over
His anger boiled over into fights with other students.
See words related to explode
sore
US informal
cross
mainly UK
acrimonious
formal
grumpy
informal
cranky
US informal
short-tempered
formal
petulant
disapproving
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If you feel angry, you have strong feelings that make you want to shout or hurt someone. If you get angry, you start to feel this way. If you make someone angry, you make them feel this way. You can also talk about someone who gets angry easily. The feeling is called anger.
explode | American Thesaurus
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Fortunately, no one was hurt when the gas main exploded.
Antonyms
implode
The boss exploded with anger when he saw the sales report.
New facts explode the theory that the moon was once part of the earth.
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a happy person who makes others feel happy, especially in a difficult situation
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