implode

Meanings

Verb

burst inward
- "The bottle imploded"
To collapse or burst inward violently.
To collapse or burst inward violently.
To suddenly lose support in all areas of a campaign simultaneously.
To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.
The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.
To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from implosion.

Synonyms

go off

Antonyms

explode

Scrabble Score: 12

implode is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
implode is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
implode is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

implode is a valid Words With Friends word