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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exploding weapon |
| Synonyms: | Molotov cocktail, atom bomb, bombshell, charge, device, explosive, grenade, hydrogen bomb, mine, missile, nuclear bomb, projectile, rocket, shell, ticker, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | declaration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assertion of belief or knowledge |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, admission, advertisement, affirmation, allegation, announcement, answer, attestation, averment, avowal, bomb*, broadcast, communication, deposition, disclosure, enunciation, explanation, exposition, expression, hot air, information, notice, notification, oath, pitch, presentation, profession, promulgation, protestation, publication, remark, report, revelation, say so, saying, spiel*, statement, story, testimony, two cents' worth, utterance |
| Antonyms: | denial, disavowal, retraction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dud |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure |
| Synonyms: | bomb, bummer, bust, debacle, flop, lemon, loser, washout |
| Antonyms: | success |
| Main Entry: | explosive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that blows up |
| Synonyms: | TNT, ammunition, bomb, booby trap, charge, detonator, dynamite, fireworks, grease, grenade, gunpowder, mine, missile, mulligan, munition, nitroglycerin, pineapple, powder, propellant, shell, shot, soup |
| Main Entry: | failure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lack of success |
| Synonyms: | abortion, bankruptcy, bomb, botch, breakdown, bungle, bust, checkmate, collapse, decay, decline, defeat, deficiency, deficit, deterioration, downfall, failing, false step, faux pas, fiasco, flash in the pan, flop, frustration, implosion, inadequacy, lead balloon, lemon, loser, loss, mess, misadventure, miscarriage, misstep, nonperformance, nonsuccess, overthrow, rout, rupture, sinking ship, stalemate, stoppage, total loss, turkey, washout, wreck |
| Antonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, attainment, earnings, gain, merit, success, win |
| Main Entry: | flop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miserable failure |
| Synonyms: | bomb, bust, debacle, disaster, dud, fiasco, lemon, loser, miscarriage, nonstarter, washout |
| Antonyms: | accomplishment, achievement, success |
| Main Entry: | missile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | projectile weapon |
| Synonyms: | MX, ammunition, arrow, bat, bird*, bolt, bomb, bullet, cartridge, dart, pellet, projectile, rocket, shot, stealth, trajectile |
| Notes: | a missile is a whole vehicle ready for launching; a rocket is a type of engine that powers a missile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sensation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something wonderful or awe-inspiring |
| Synonyms: | agitation, bomb*, bombshell, commotion, excitement, flash, furor, hit, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, scandal, stir, stunner, surprise, thrill, wonder, wow* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | storm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion, turmoil |
| Synonyms: | agitation, anger, annoyance, assault, attack, barrage, blitz, blitzkrieg, bluster, bomb, bombardment, broadside, burst, bustle, cannonade, clamor, clatter, convulsion, disturbance, drumfire, furor, fury, fusillade, hail, hassle, hysteria, offensive, onset, onslaught, outbreak, outburst, outcry, passion, perturbation, pother, rabidity, racket, rage, rampancy, roar, row, ruction, rumpus, rush, salvo, squall, stir, strife, temper, tumult, upheaval, violence, volley |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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