to implode

Examples

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• A huge glass display in the hallway implodes, drenching the place in flying glass.

  Fiction book (1999)

• As they round a corner, the ceiling implodes right in front of them.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Their bodies will implode from the pressure, man.

  Absolution (1997)

• You know those times when your world seems to implode from the inside out.

  Blog text (6)

• And I know that right now might feel like your entire world is imploding or this is your world.

• Everything I've built is about to implode.

  Fortress (2021)

• Nations can be destroyed from the outside, by invasion and conquest, or they implode from within, by losing what makes them distinctive.

  Death of a Nation (2018)

• My kids are in a complete state of crisis and breakdown because their lives are now just imploding before their eyes.

• With the town on edge already with high unemployment and poverty on the rise, some say it's only a matter of time before the city implodes.

  Samaritan (2022)

• The old building began to implode as the demolition crew applied pressure to its supports.

Synonyms

C

to collapse

vsto implode

579 3.9

To fall down suddenly, for example when a person faints or a building breaks

is narrower, meaning a violent inward bursting caused by external pressure

C

to crush

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401 1.6

To press something hard so it breaks or loses its shape

is an inward bursting action caused by surrounding pressure, not continuous squeezing

C

to crumble

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177 3.4

To break into small pieces or become weaker and collapse

is more about a sudden inward burst rather than a slow loss of structure

K

to knock down

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57 3.2

Make a building or wall fall down suddenly

is inward bursting due to surrounding pressure, not an external blast

B

to buckle

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46 4.1

To bend and become damaged under strong pressure or heat

is a sudden inward burst caused by external pressure rather than simple bending

C

to come apart

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44 3.1

To break into pieces or fall into separate parts

is an inward bursting event under pressure, not mere splitting or separation

F

to fall in

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30 4.4

To collapse inward, as a roof or organization breaking down

is more violent, meaning a sudden inward bursting from external pressure

B

to break apart

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26 3.0

To separate into pieces, for example a machine or a group

is an inward, forceful bursting caused by external pressure, not simple splitting

C

to crumple

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22 3.9

Suddenly fall down because something is weak or hit hard

is a forceful inward bursting rather than simple folding or giving way

C

to cave in

vsto implode

22 3.7

Suddenly fall inward because its sides or top become weak, for example a tunnel

is more explosive inwardly, not merely yielding under pressure

Antonyms

E

to explode

579 2.8

To burst suddenly and violently, making a loud noise and flying pieces

How Violent

to implode

35 6.7

to cave in

22 3.7

to collapse

579 3.9

to crumple

29 3.4

to dent

27 2.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology