explode vs destroy

destroy vs explode

explode and destroy both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
explode	No	No	Yes	No
destroy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, destroy is a hypernym of explode; that is, destroy is a word with a broader meaning than explode:

explode: destroy by exploding
destroy: destroy completely; damage irreparably

Other hypernyms of explode include ruin.

explode (verb)	destroy (verb)
burst outward, usually with noise	defeat soundly and humiliatingly
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	destroy completely; damage irreparably
increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner	put (an animal) to death
be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
show a violent emotional reaction
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
destroy by exploding

Difference between explode and destroy

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