Synonyms for explode

verb

• cause to burst with a violent release of energy
• increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
• be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
• burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
• burst outward, usually with noise
• cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
• destroy by exploding
• drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
• show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
• show a violent emotional reaction