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 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, 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

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Sánchez is facing mounting scrutiny amid a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Ceuta, where the flood of thousands of migrants has angered residents in the tiny community, which is ill-equipped to handle such an influx.

— Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors argued Monday that Kading’s disclosures angered Davis.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

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Walker took the handoff, hit the seam, and exploded 60 yards to the house, becoming the first Chiefs back to log over 140 rushing yards and a touchdown in a game since Kareem Hunt in 2017.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
El Niño has prevented that same type of wind shear over the exceptionally warm Pacific and activity exploded.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of exploded

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In the mountains on the North Carolina-Tennessee border, rains of up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) turned usually gentle streams into torrents that moved trees, boulders, homes and vehicles, and shattered century-old flood records.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
An officer allegedly saw fresh footprints in the snow leading to the back door and a glass pane that had been shattered.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 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 backpack slid between a victim’s legs and detonated outside a courtroom.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Less than a decade earlier, his wife and then-3-year-old daughter were on the building's first floor when a truck bomb detonated in the underground garage.

— USA TODAY staff, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of detonated

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The new equipment was announced at an industry conference in Wuxi, China, on September 2 and covers several key stages of semiconductor production.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
After starting, the student said, Carleen leaders announced the program would actually take nine months to complete.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026