nonexplosive

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adjective

Not explosive; unable to explode.

Opposite
Scrabble 24

Meanings

adjectivenonexplosive (comparative more nonexplosive, superlative most nonexplosive)

comparative more nonexplosive · superlative most nonexplosive

  1. Not explosive; unable to explode.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot explosive

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Latinexplodō
  3. Latinexplōs-
  4. Englishexplosive
  5. Englishnonexplosive

From non- + explosive.

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Translations

Russian невзрыва́ющийся, невзрывно́й
  • невзрыва́ющийся (nevzryvájuščijsja)not explosive
  • невзрывно́й (nevzryvnój)not explosive
Cite this entry
APA

nonexplosive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonexplosive

MLA

“nonexplosive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonexplosive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonexplosive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonexplosive.

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