Explode and Fizzle

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Explode

Explode verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.
Usage example: the building was wrecked when a powerful bomb exploded
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Fizzle is an antonym for explode.
Nearby Words: explosion, explosive, exploding, explosively, exploder

Fizzle

Fizzle verb - To make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\.
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Explode is an antonym for fizzle.
Nearby Words: fizz, fizzled, fizzling
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way explode way fizzle way
spell explode spell fizzle spell

Both words in one sentence

  • When a tank dies, it may explode in a number of random ways: It could just fizzle and pop, or it could take out a whole mountain (and anyone nearby) with a nuke-sized explosion, or it could spray Funky Bomb explosions everywhere.
    Source: Video Game / Scorched Earth
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Fizzle and Explode. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explode/fizzle
Explode & Fizzle. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explode/fizzle>.
Fizzle or Explode. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explode/fizzle.

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