tending or serving to explode

an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance.

pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion

explosive violence.

likely to lead to violence or hostility

an explosive issue.

Phonetics . plosive.

an explosive agent or substance, as dynamite.

Phonetics . plosive.

adjective

calm , peaceful , safe

adjective

at the boiling point , bursting , charged , consequential , convulsive , detonating , detonative , ebullient , eruptive , fiery , forceful , frenzied , fulminant , fulminating , hazardous , impetuous , meteoric , overwrought , perilous , raging , rampant , stormy , tense , touchy , ugly , uncontrollable , unstable , vehement , violent , wild

noun

ammunition , bomb , booby trap * , charge , detonator , dynamite , fireworks , grease * , grenade , gunpowder , mine , missile , mulligan , munition , nitroglycerin , pineapple , powder , propellant , shell , shot , soup * , tnt , amatol , cherry bomb , critical , dangerous , eruptive , fulgurite , fulminate , fuse , guncotton , lyddite , nitro-glycerine , payload , stormy , strained , tense , tetryl , thorite , tonite , unstable , volatile