/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of plosive speech sound Find synonyms for: Noun1. stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive, obstruentusage: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language