Synonyms & related words for detonation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of detonation — including explosion, blowup, blast, fulmination, gunfire. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to detonation

Explore words related to detonation — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include detonating, detonates, detonated, airburst, detonator, nonexplosive, deflagration, plosion. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for detonation

Common synonyms for detonation include explosion, blowup, blast, fulmination, gunfire — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does detonation come from?

The word detonation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root ton-, from Latin tono (“thunder”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.