Detonate and Pop

Detonate

Detonate verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.

Usage example: the bomb detonated with a thunder that could be heard for blocks in all directions

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Pop and detonate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pop" instead a verb "Detonate".

Nearby Words: detonation, detonating, detonator

Pop verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.

Usage example: a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all

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Detonate and pop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detonate" instead a verb "Pop".

Nearby Words: popped, popping, poping, poped

moment	detonate moment	pop moment
magazine	detonate magazine	pop magazine

Willis: You have ten seconds to tell me who you are before I remotely detonate the C4 under the table and this whole place explodes like a pop bottle.

Source: Literal Metaphor
Infiltrate a Soviet nerve gas plant, engage in shootouts with guards, hack Janus' computers, detonate Q's exploding pen, then pop up the jump ramp to capture a pinball in the satellite dish.

Source: Pinball / GoldenEye

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Pop and Detonate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detonate/pop

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