🧨 Using explosives 💥 Causing destruction 🔊 Extremely loud

blasting

6.1

Causing sudden harm or damage

adjective
/ˈblæstɪŋ/

: explosivo

The demolition crew used blasting techniques to bring down the old building safely.

Today the the the landscape is really blasted.

Examples

After the storm, the blasting winds damaged several trees in the park.
It's not, I mean, it needs that violent blasting count basically.
The scientists monitored the effects of blasting on the surrounding environment during the construction project.

Synonyms

explosive

vsblasting

233 4.6

Able to burst or cause a sudden violent outburst

includes sudden violent injury or destruction from many causes, not only outbursts

ruinous

vsblasting

10 7.0

Causing very serious harm to people or businesses

focuses on severe harm or loss without necessarily involving sudden violent action

concussive

vsblasting

2 7.7

A strong shock from an explosion or blow that knocks things around

focuses on the shock effect rather than broad destruction or lasting blight

shattering

vsblasting

1 5.6

A very loud, forceful noise that could break things

emphasizes loud, forceful impact rather than wide injury or lasting damage

detonative

vsblasting

Specialized

1 9.3

That explodes or makes something explode almost at once

describes sudden violent action specifically by quick bursting rather than other causes

ravaging

vsblasting

7.4

Making people, places, or things suffer very severe damage

implies great destructive spread that may be prolonged rather than sudden intensity

Antonyms

repair

352 2.3

Work done to fix something that is broken

healing

344 2.1

The body's natural process of getting better after injury or illness

Compounds

blasting cap

Specialized

11 7.9

A small device that makes a larger explosive go off

blasting gelatin

Specialized

1 8.6

An explosive made from chemicals used to break rock in mines and to destroy buildings

How Destructive

catastrophic

144 7.0

devastating

224 5.1

blasting

6.1

destructive

243 4.2

damaging

80 3.1

harmless

231 1.0

Surface Forms

blasting positive

Morphology

blasting = blast (transparent) = blast + ing

Standard participial/gerundial formation from the verb 'blast' meaning to explode or strike suddenly, so the adjective denotes something producing or related to a blast.

Etymology

Blasting comes from the old word blast, which meant a strong 'blow' or sudden rush of air and later a violent force that can break things. So when something is described as 'blasting' it means it hits or damages with sudden, heavy force.