Standard Lemma guide

unexploded

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not exploded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

still capable of exploding or being fired

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • undischarged ammunition
  • an unexploded bomb

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: undischarged

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English exploded English unexploded From un- + exploded.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 未爆炸的 (wèi bàozhà de) — not exploded
  • Chinese Mandarin: 未引爆的 (wèi yǐnbào de) — not exploded
  • Finnish: räjähtämätön — not exploded
  • German: unexplodiert — not exploded
  • German: nichtexplodiert — not exploded
  • Norwegian: ueksplodert — not exploded
  • Polish: niewybuchły — not exploded
  • Romanian: neexplodat — not exploded
  • Russian: невзорва́вшийся (nevzorvávšijsja) — not exploded
  • Russian: неразорва́вшийся (nerazorvávšijsja) — not exploded