Bursting and Implosion

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Bursting noun - The act or an instance of exploding.

Usage example: narrowly escaped the bursting of the car's gas tank

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Implosion is an antonym for bursting.

Nearby Words: burst, burster, bursty

Implosion noun - A sudden inward collapse.

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Bursting is an antonym for implosion.

Nearby Words: implode, imploded, imploding

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Implosion and Bursting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bursting/implosion

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