explosive
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
Types & categories
- chemical hypernym
- burster hyponym
- explosive compound hyponym
- explosive mixture hyponym
- propellant explosive hyponym
- payload hyponym
- hydrazoic acid hyponym
- high explosive hyponym
- low explosive hyponym
- gunpowder hyponym
- smokeless powder hyponym
- tetryl hyponym
Parts & wholes
- explosive device part holonym
Related & opposite
- explosive derivation
Sense 2 adjective
serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
an explosive device
Related & opposite
- nonexplosive antonym
- explosive derivation
- detonative similar to
Sense 3 adjective
liable to lead to sudden change or violence
an explosive issue
Related & opposite
- excitableness derivation
- unstable similar to
Sense 4 adjective
sudden and loud
an explosive laugh
Related & opposite
- sudden similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | explosive |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | explosive device |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | burster |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | explosive compound |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | explosive mixture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | propellant explosive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | payload |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrazoic acid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | high explosive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | low explosive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gunpowder |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | smokeless powder |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tetryl |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonexplosive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | explosive |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | detonative |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | excitableness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unstable |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | sudden |