Synonyms of blew

blew 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of blow

1

as in gasped

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

that horse was really blowing after the race

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gasped
• panted
• heaved
• puffed
• wheezed
• choked
• snored
• hyperventilated
• was out of breath
• huffed
• gulped
• exhaled
• stifled
• smothered
• strangled
• asphyxiated
• gagged
• expired
• snuffled

2

as in spent

to use up carelessly

each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• lost
• wasted
• squandered
• dissipated
• threw away
• lavished
• ran through
• frittered (away)
• misspent
• trifled (away)
• fiddled away
• consumed
• depleted
• exhausted
• played ducks and drakes with
• splurged
• indulged
• impoverished
• shot
• disbursed
• laid out
• expended
• overspent
• overindulged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• protected
• saved
• preserved
• skimped
• laid up
• scrimped
• hoarded
• economized

3

as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exploded
• detonated
• popped
• burst
• blew up
• crumped
• went off
• shattered
• smashed
• fired
• splintered
• fragmented
• mushroomed
• discharged
• ballooned
• shot
• burgeoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded
• fizzled

4

as in shattered

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive

one false move and we would be blown to bits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattered
• smashed
• demolished
• exploded
• destroyed
• blasted
• popped
• burst
• detonated
• blew up
• wrecked
• ruined
• decimated
• annihilated
• dynamited
• fragmented
• splintered
• discharged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded

5

as in raced

to proceed or move quickly

that car blew past us as if we were standing still

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raced
• sped
• flew
• drove
• rushed
• hurried
• scurried
• traveled
• trotted
• jumped
• zipped
• chased
• ran
• buzzed
• stepped
• blasted
• tore
• scooted
• ripped
• darted
• scuttled
• dashed
• rammed
• whirled
• bolted
• hurled
• hustled
• zoomed
• bowled
• blazed
• rustled
• jogged
• hurtled
• breezed
• rocketed
• barreled
• shot
• careened
• motored
• cracked (on)
• whisked
• hastened
• bombed
• bundled
• nipped
• bustled
• humped
• pelted
• careered
• coursed
• jetted
• hied
• beat it
• belted
• galloped
• cannonballed
• stepped on it
• hared
• highballed
• flitted
• shook a leg
• made tracks
• scampered
• got a move on
• streaked
• sprinted
• whizzed
• hotfooted (it)
• scudded
• scuffled
• stampeded
• accelerated
• overtook
• stepped out
• outstripped
• beetled
• outpaced
• outran
• quickened
• caught up
• arrowed
• fast-forwarded
• beelined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• poked
• crawled
• dragged
• lingered
• lagged
• poked
• hung (around or out)
• strolled
• loitered
• shuffled
• sauntered
• ambled
• tarried
• dallied
• dawdled
• plodded
• lumbered
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

6

as in fumbled

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbled
• ruined
• dubbed
• boggled
• destroyed
• muffed
• mangled
• murdered
• booted
• bungled
• botched
• fluffed
• flubbed
• butchered
• bobbled
• screwed up
• spoiled
• damaged
• marred
• wrecked
• fouled up
• buggered (up)
• bumbled
• foozled
• mucked up
• injured
• goofed (up)
• blundered
• bollixed (up)
• loused up
• impaired
• flawed
• messed (up)
• mutilated
• hurt
• harmed
• muddled
• blighted
• gummed (up)
• piffled
• mismanaged
• blemished
• vitiated
• mishandled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helped
• improved
• enhanced
• refined
• rectified
• remedied
• reformed
• bettered
• ameliorated
• repaired
• fixed
• meliorated
• renovated
• patched
• revamped
• doctored
• reconditioned

7

as in boasted

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess

another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boasted
• bragged
• exhibited
• swaggered
• blew smoke
• bulled
• vaunted
• displayed
• crowed
• puffed
• vapored
• gushed
• blustered
• gasconaded
• prided
• exposed
• harangued
• exulted
• flaunted
• rejoiced
• paraded
• gloried
• maximized
• brandished
• showed off
• magnified
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminished
• minimized
• discounted
• shrugged off
• laughed off
• belittled
• played down
• undervalued
• underrated
• regretted
• deprecated
• pooh-poohed
• lamented
• mourned
• bemoaned

blew

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of blow

as in bloomed

to produce flowers

longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bloomed
• flowered
• blossomed
• unfolded
• burgeoned
• leaved
• effloresced
• leafed
• opened
• budded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• faded
• died
• withered
• dropped
• expired
• dried up
• shriveled
• perished
• wilted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blew

Verb

But few, if any, think about what the pain of losing a championship in October will feel, something Blue Jays manager John Schneider had to endure last season when his team blew a 3-2 series lead to the Dodgers. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026

Last year, Duke blew a 14-point lead to lose to Houston in the Final Four with Flagg and Knueppel. —Megan Armstrong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

The Rockets blew a 13-point overtime lead to the Timberwolves last week and lost by giving up a 15-0 run. —Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026

Then closer Carlos Estévez blew the save. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026

Houston blew it open off a two-run single by Yainer Diaz and a two-run double off the right field wall from Jake Meyers to make it 11-6. —Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026

Two of those relievers had to work again Friday after Jeremiah Estrada blew a lead in the eighth inning. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

Illinois blew a 17-point 2nd half lead in that close win. —Ryan Baker, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026

Hyo Joo Kim blew past Nelly Korda and right into the LPGA record book Saturday with her second score this week of 11-under 61, giving her the lowest 54-hole score in LPGA history and a four-shot lead in the Ford Championship. —ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026