BLEW UP Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

blew up

verb

past tense of blow up

as in angered

to become very angry she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day

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as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure the building blew up because of a gas leak

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as in shattered

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away

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as in cracked up

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness

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Recent Examples of blew up Specifically in New York, a Swedish candy store called Bon Bon blew up and had influencers creating ASMR taste test videos. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026 Then, a few weeks later, Israel blew up the ongoing talks by assassinating both Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas representative leading peace talks in Qatar, and Mohammed Deif, a top decision-maker inside Gaza. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 But his strategy of deferring problems instead of seeking constructive solutions to them eventually blew up, resulting in the invasion of southern Israel and the deaths of 1,200 Israelis. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 But the gesture that surprised him most, Salazar said, may have been the time that one of Fanara’s cooks couldn’t get to work because his car’s engine blew up. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 All the hype and pageantry of an impending Conor McGregor return to the UFC Octagon on Saturday night blew up in smoke within seconds. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 Lamine Yamal also complained about the readaptation exercises he was given after suffering a groin injury, but the situation blew up when Raphinha suffered multiple setbacks from a hamstring injury in October. — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 10 July 2026 One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 But Blue Origin’s rocket blew up in dramatic fashion during an engine test last month, damaging its launch pad and raising questions about its ability to meet NASA’s timeline. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 30 June 2026

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Rising housing prices, overwhelmed public transport and a flood of tourists in historic districts have angered locals, according to Reuters.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Others, however, will be angered by the move — mostly because of how Madrid reacted to his 2024 Ballon d’Or victory ahead of Vinicius Junior.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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For example, demand for electric vehicles in the country exploded over the course of the war, and the number of EVs on the road surged by a third.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Jason Kilar, the corporate overlord of Warners at the time, exploded the company’s goodwill with talent and agents in every corner of the business by forcing the studio’s titles to stream day and date.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of exploded

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Those barriers were primarily designed to protect against gunfire, mortar and rocket attacks, and vehicle bombs detonated at a distance, not direct impacts from advanced weapons, according to a 2006 Army assessment of base infrastructure.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 21 July 2026
The estate played the home of Rose Byrne’s hoity-toity Helen Harris III in Bridesmaids (the backyard is where Kristen Wiig’s Annie detonated mid-bridal-shower, cookie in hand).

— David Hochman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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And then, suddenly, a male orca soared into view, belly up, and smashed his head into the dead fish.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Beyond shooting incidents, a recent American Civil Liberties Union report found dozens of incidents across eight states since January 2025 where immigration officers rammed into people's cars, smashed vehicle windows and struck people with cars.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 22 July 2026

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That contrasts with the 'shock and awe' approach that underpinned the sweeping 'Liberation Day' levies announced in April 2025, which sent markets plummeting.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 27 July 2026
It was first announced during 2012’s Star Wars Celebration, with the voice cast including Green, Felicia Day, Donald Faison, Seth MacFarlane, Andy Richter, Jennifer Hale, and Zachary Levi.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026