set off vs explode

explode vs set off

set off and explode both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set off	No	No	Yes	No
explode	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, set off and explode are synonyms defined as:

set off and explode: cause to burst with a violent release of energy

Other synonyms of set off include blow up, detonate.

set off (verb)	explode (verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	burst outward, usually with noise
set in motion or cause to begin	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast	increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
provoke or stir up	be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
put in motion or move to act	burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
depart for someplace	show a violent emotional reaction
make up for	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 set off and explode

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