Explosive and Light

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Explosive

Explosive adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Usage example: there's been an explosive interest in the sport since the Olympics
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Light is an antonym for explosive.
Nearby Words: explode, explosion, exploding, explosively, exploder

Light

Light adjective - Having little weight.
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Explosive is an antonym for light.
Nearby Words: lighten, lightweight, lightly, lightness, lighted
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good good explosive good light
similar similar explosive similar light
natural natural explosive natural light
single single explosive single light
Other adjectives: small, powerful, big, new, last.

Both words in one sentence

  • And fuses, trails of powder, bonfires or explosive gases never, ever light when you need them.
    Source: Hard To Light Fire
  • Comm Links Star Ocean: Till the End of Time features a Comm Link with an effective range of one light year, that also triples as a translation device and an impromptu but powerful explosive.
    Source: Comm Links
  • Literature / RCN Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better: Anti-ship missiles don't bother with an explosive warhead, but instead use kinetic energy from being accelerated up to a significant fraction of the speed of light by their High Drive, making explosive warheads pointless.
    Source: Literature / RCN
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