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Explosive vs Expansive - What's the difference?

explosive | expansive |

As adjectives the difference between explosive and expansive

is that explosive is with the capability to, or likely to, explode while expansive is able to be expanded.

As a noun explosive

is substance.

explosive

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • substance.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • With the capability to, or likely to, explode.
  • Having the character of an explosion.
    • explosive fire
  • (slang) Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person.
    • He has an explosive personality.

    expansive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be expanded.
  • Comprehensive in scope or extent.
    • An expansive research work.
  • Talkative and sociable.
  • (mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.