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 The track, while already fairly widespread, blew up over the summer and has sat at Number One since July 4, for nine consecutive weeks. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026 The track blew up on social media during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and became Eslabón Armado’s first entry on the Billboard charts. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 But last year, their relationship blew up amid a turf war over CPS employees. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Israeli forces occupying the village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah in southern Lebanon also blew up buildings including a municipal building and a children’s nursery, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 How The Shards original adaptation blew up at HBO — and ended up in Ryan Murphy’s hands; THR looks at all the actors lobbying to star in the X-Men reboot. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 To Jones’ point, Uwazurike single-handedly blew up one run-sweep to Harvey in a 9-on-7 period, arriving in the backfield the near second Harvey even touched the ball. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 Linebacker Daiyan Henley blew up a carry from running back Kimani Vidal. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 How about this social media post from NASCAR that absolutely blew up the internet over the weekend? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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That will make affordable tickets more difficult to find, especially as the tournament reports registering record-breaking visits, and already has angered fans and some players.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
That angered Michigan Democrats who were frustrated with El-Sayed, and brought Jeffries and other Democrats into the fray, putting the candidate El-Sayed had invested the most in on the defensive.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP Flight 103 was 31,000 feet over Lockerbie when a bomb in the plane's forward cargo area exploded 38 minutes after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
These markets, which allow traders to wager on anything from sports to elections and pop culture, have exploded over the past two years.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of exploded

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Adolf Hitler's army has been shattered, but thousands of Nazi fanatics are prepared to engage in an epic last stand.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
The case against the Tates That image of impunity shattered on July 18, when US Marshals arrested the brothers outside a bare-knuckle boxing match in Miami on an extradition request from British authorities.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of shattered

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Even professional designers have had to learn the hard way that some types of furniture pieces aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026
Being at the top of your game and winning on the biggest stages isn’t always all it's cracked up to be.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of cracked up

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The ensuing traffic jam sent reverberations far and wide and snarled thousands of people.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The horns section snarled, the background vocalists riffed, and Olivia picked up multiple instruments herself – the tambourine, guitar, shakers, and the piano.

— Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of snarled

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Trump in a Truth Social post said the United States' naval blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect and that mines in the Strait of Hormuz had been removed or detonated.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
The older Green Lantern taunted the alien so much, that the creature detonated itself, blowing a hole into the side of the jail.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of detonated

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Anne Shirley has smashed her slate over Gilbert Blythe’s head.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Archaeologists in Central Europe recently came across an unusual hoard of Bronze Age tools — including a sword that had been deliberately smashed with a powerful blow.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Iceland voted against resuming talks to join the European Union, officials announced Sunday, as concerns over sovereignty trumped arguments for European integration.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
And Turkey's 25-year gas import contract with Iran expired at the end of July, with no successor long-term deal announced.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026