detonative

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adjective

That is liable to detonate spontaneously

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explosive
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Meanings

adjectivedetonative (comparative more detonative, superlative most detonative)

comparative more detonative · superlative most detonative

  1. or ordnanceThat is liable to detonate spontaneously

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveexploding almost instantaneously

Similar
explosive
Also see
explosive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From detonate + -ive.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

denotative
Cite this entry
APA

detonative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detonative

MLA

“detonative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detonative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detonative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detonative.

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