BLEW UP Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

blew up

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Definition of blew up next

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 Less than two weeks later another X post blew up when Kadri followed actress Megan Fox. —

Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 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, 2 Apr. 2026 Doing so would require the help of at least some Democrats, who've lost no love with their GOP colleagues after House Republicans, led by Johnson, blew up a bipartisan deal the Senate passed unanimously to fully fund all of DHS except immigration enforcement. —

Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Levy blew up the old model, replacing a system of scarcity with one built on abundance. —

Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026 Ultimately, Maul works for himself, and his attempts to take control of the galaxy with his brother Savage, blew up in his face. —

Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026 The video blew up on Chinese social media, becoming a top trending topic and reaching more than 90 million views on Douyin and Weibo, two major platforms – with the video quickly spawning countless memes and group-chat discussions. —

Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 That’s what prompted an iconic photo that blew up on social media of seven of the Stars on their plane wearing matching Ella’s Fellas T-shirts. —

Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 That single phrase blew up across the internet. —

Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026

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While Decurion may be operating within its rights as owner of the property, its secretive and mysterious business practices have increasingly angered film fans concerned about the future of moviegoing in the city.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Netanyahu angered Trump earlier in the war by attacking Iranian oil and gas facilities; but Netanyahu then pivoted to Iranian infrastructure and manufacturing capabilities.

— Daniel Kurtzer, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026