Exploded
Uncoupled
Uncoupled adjective - Having the coupling undone.
Exploded and uncoupled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exploded" instead an adjective "Uncoupled".
Nearby Word: uncoupling
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The runaway jumped the switch, the uncoupled rescue engines didn't; the resulting impact derailed the rescue engines, which exploded, killing the engineer aboard.
Source: Film / Unstoppable - Had they not uncoupled the wagon, the whole train would have exploded and the town of Soham would most likely have been destroyed.
Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Real Life - They uncoupled the wagon and drove the train forward as quickly as possible, reaching the station before the wagon exploded, killing Nightall and the signalman and severely injuring Gimbert.
Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Real Life
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Uncoupled and Exploded. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exploded/uncoupled
Exploded & Uncoupled. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/exploded/uncoupled>.
Uncoupled or Exploded. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/exploded/uncoupled.
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