DETONATION Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

detonation

noun

ˌde-tᵊn-ˈā-shən

as in explosion

the act or an instance of exploding there was a series of detonations around the base of the condemned building, causing it to come crashing down in a matter of minutes

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

implosion

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Recent Examples of detonation Just hours before the mass pager detonation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his government’s aim to return its citizens — those displaced by Hezbollah attacks — to their homes in Israel’s north. —

Natasha Turak, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2024 Then Freeman completed the sudden detonation, following up his walk-off grand slam in Game 1 with another drive to the right-field pavilion off a full-count heater. —

Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 The group said one of the targets was a missile factory and said the attack was an initial response for the deadly attacks last week involving the remote detonation of pagers and walkie-talkies. —

Barak Ravid, Axios, 21 Sep. 2024 Videos circulating on social media, verified by CNN, showed loud detonations and multiple buildings in the depot complex on fire. —

Niamh Kennedy, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for detonation