Synonyms of blew up

blew up

verb

past tense of blow up

1

as in angered

to become very angry

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angered
• flew into a rage
• snarled
• hit the roof
• had a fit
• flared (up)
• blew a gasket
• went ballistic
• flipped (out)
• hit the ceiling
• snapped
• blew one's top
• flew off the handle
• glared
• blew one's stack
• lost one's temper
• exploded
• blew one's cool
• lost one's cool
• stormed
• forgot oneself
• steamed
• raged
• flashed
• sputtered
• warmed
• flared (out)
• teed off
• ranted
• raved
• fulminated
• burst
• bristled
• vented
• vituperated
• foamed
• sizzled
• smoldered
• burned
• glowered
• seethed
• fumed
• inflamed
• maddened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmed (down)
• cooled (off or down)
• relaxed
• simmered down
• quieted (down)
• chilled out
• hushed

2

as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

the building blew up because of a gas leak

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded
• fizzled

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cracked up
• announced
• advertised
• cried up
• acclaimed
• tub-thumped
• promoted
• trumpeted
• ballyhooed
• touted
• offered
• commended
• glorified
• applauded
• extolled
• lauded
• complimented
• pronounced
• proclaimed
• magnified
• eulogized
• laid down
• publicized
• plugged
• claimed
• heralded
• blared
• declared
• blazed
• asserted
• averred
• made out
• blazoned
• boosted
• advanced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blew up

But her list kept growing in the Eighties, when Hoffs suddenly blew up into a wildly famous rock star. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

The trio blew up with their drum & bass productions before expanding into electro, house, pop and beyond, gaining prestige for the complexity and meticulousness of their productions. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026

The stock traded above $500 in 2021, then spent the next three years getting cut in half, then cut in half again, as growth slowed, the Grail acquisition blew up under regulatory pressure and the market wanted nothing to do with it. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Then Ditka blew up, telling him the film was intentionally left blank. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Over the summer, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss blew up the storied institution by firing its executive producer and key correspondents and bringing in far less experienced replacements, including several right-leaning opinion journalists. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Suspect accused of illegally operating business Two months before the building blew up, a neighboring business owner noticed extremely high levels of carbon dioxide in their business, according to an affidavit. — Josh Kelly, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Singer-songwriter who blew up on TikTok showcases indie-pop originals. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 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