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

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, 5 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

Nostalgic Cravings About a decade ago, Bon Appétit editors blew up the internet. — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026

While Clark was sent to Earth as a baby before Krypton blew up, Kara and her parents were able to escape with others, although that’s only a temporary avoidance of their people’s fate. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Rodriguez-Mora, 42, was one of seven people killed last July 1 when a warehouse filled with workers preparing for Independence Day fireworks displays blew up in the community of Esparto near Woodland. — Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026

While the boys blew up our air mattresses, the horses milled around at the edge of the river. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

That project blew up and the team left town after city officials balked at the team’s excessive demands for taxpayer subsidies. — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026

The span was struck by a truck bomb in October 2022 that killed five people, blew up two sections of the bridge and required months of repairs. — ABC News, 11 June 2026