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 accusations also blew up the film rights auction that UTA’s Jason Richman was reportedly getting ready to handle. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 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 As their last retreating act, Hussein’s soldiers blew up some 700 Kuwaiti oil wells, painting the sky black with smoke and igniting unchecked fires that burned for 10 months. — Wuft News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 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

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The strategy has also angered China, which has demanded that Manila rein in the Coast Guard spokesman who leads it.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
But council members Kimberly Owens and JD Mazuera Arias said they were shocked and angered that no one from CMPD or city administration informed them of the case until the day the Observer’s initial story published.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Definition of angered

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That memecoin briefly exploded in value – and then crashed in an epic selloff that left nearly a million investors facing losses.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
When generative AI exploded, many of the legacy giants didn't rebuild their architecture to support real-time data pipelines or autonomous agents.

— Sridhar Yerramreddy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of exploded

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If Infantino’s credibility is shattered and nothing is done to bring a proper change in priorities, then the governance of the sport is unlikely to recover.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
The peaceful exile is shattered when Ravana’s sister, Surpanakha (played by Rakul Preet Singh), becomes infatuated with Rama, setting off a chain of events that leads to her humiliation.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of shattered

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The business daily Kommersant reported that the bomb, hidden in a gift box, was probably detonated remotely and the woman carrying it could have been unaware of the content.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The committee said the woman was stopped by security before the bomb was detonated near the restaurant's entrance.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of detonated

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Security video of the early April 9 morning burglary shows three men entered the business through a broken window, smashed the machines with sledge hammers and pried out the boxes while a fourth man acted as lookout, the report said.

— Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Harper, on his final night as a first baseman this season, smashed a two-run homer into the bushes beyond the center-field wall.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of smashed

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Given the extent of the disruption to oil exports from the Middle East since the start of hostilities between Washington and Tehran, most of the hikes announced by OPEC+ since March have had a negligible impact on the physical crude market.

— Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The project was announced less than 36 hours before the meeting.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026