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 And Trump’s decision to back Ken Paxton in Texas blew up spectacularly for Republicans. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Previously committed to Texas State, the Iowa Colony standout saw his recruitment blew up at the start of his senior season. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026 That mistake, and may others made in that draft and the ones that followed, eventually blew up in the team’s face. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026 And when Wednesday blew up in 2022, Ortega felt profoundly disoriented. — Alice Robb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026 Except one of their newest members just accidentally blew up their entire case and rationalization for it. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The poetry stopped this week when CoreWeave's debt yields blew up to over 15%, where the rate of return on CoreWeave's spend is too low to justify the build. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026 Clarkson accused staff at Art of Play in Brooklyn Heights of treating her poorly, which blew up on social media. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Hublot x Jeff Koons Hublot and Jeff Koons blew up the Classic Fusion in September. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026

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Madigan’s downfall began with women angered by his handling of #MeToo incidents involving his campaign and government staff in 2017 and 2018.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
But others, particularly in Missouri, have been concerned and angered to see that their bills will soon go up, the second price hike for this year.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

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Man on the inside As IT exploded in economic import over the past several decades, information has become one of the world’s most valuable commodities.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
However, the most dramatic part of the season centered on Rob Feeley and Michaella Giorgio, a couple whose relationship exploded in the weeks leading up to their wedding.

— Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of exploded

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The post said the front windows of the cafe were shattered and a cash register was stolen.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
That invincibility myth was shattered Thursday when Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO for 33 years, ally of the President of the United States and cofounder of the world’s most valuable AI company, resigned.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of shattered

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One person died and two others were taken to hospitals Thursday after a crash involving a big rig that snarled traffic on Highway 99 in Elk Grove.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Analysts said that Democrats who proposed data center moratoriums won gubernatorial races in Texas, Georgia, and Ohio, raising fears that projects could get snarled in regulation or blocked by politicians.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

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When they were smashed into molecules consisting of two ordinary hydrogen atoms, the muonic atoms implanted themselves within those molecules and assimilated one of their hydrogens.

— George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
In Frankfurt, police said Molotov cocktails were thrown at emergency personnel and shop windows were smashed.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of smashed

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Nvidia’s board on Sunday announced an independent investigation, but expressed confidence in Huang.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
This album arrives seven and a half years after its nearest predecessor, and 34 months since it was first announced in January 2024.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026