Synonyms of blow

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verb (1)

ˈblō 

1

as in to gasp

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

that horse was really blowing after the race

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gasp
• pant
• puff
• heave
• hyperventilate
• choke
• wheeze
• snore
• be out of breath
• gulp
• huff
• stifle
• smother
• gag
• asphyxiate
• exhale
• strangle
• expire
• snuffle

2

as in to spend

to use up carelessly

each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spend
• lose
• waste
• throw away
• dissipate
• squander
• run through
• lavish
• trifle (away)
• misspend
• fritter (away)
• exhaust
• fiddle away
• splurge
• deplete
• play ducks and drakes with
• consume
• impoverish
• indulge
• shoot
• disburse
• expend
• lay out
• overspend
• overindulge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserve
• protect
• save
• preserve
• economize
• skimp
• scrimp
• lay up
• hoard

3

as in to explode

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explode
• detonate
• pop
• burst
• blow up
• go off
• shatter
• crump
• smash
• fragment
• fire
• splinter
• shoot
• discharge
• balloon
• mushroom
• burgeon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapse
• implode
• fizzle

4

as in to shatter

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive

one false move and we would be blown to bits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shatter
• smash
• demolish
• destroy
• burst
• explode
• blast
• pop
• detonate
• blow up
• ruin
• annihilate
• wreck
• dynamite
• decimate
• fragment
• discharge
• splinter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapse
• implode

5

as in to speed

to proceed or move quickly

that car blew past us as if we were standing still

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speed
• hurry
• rush
• fly
• travel
• race
• drive
• scurry
• chase
• trot
• jump
• zip
• run
• blast
• buzz
• rip
• tear
• scoot
• dart
• scuttle
• step
• breeze
• shoot
• whirl
• dash
• ram
• hurl
• bolt
• zoom
• crack (on)
• jet
• blaze
• hurtle
• rocket
• motor
• course
• hustle
• career
• hasten
• jog
• bowl
• barrel
• bomb
• hump
• rustle
• hie
• bundle
• beat it
• belt
• nip
• get a move on
• pelt
• hare
• whisk
• step on it
• careen
• highball
• make tracks
• bustle
• gallop
• cannonball
• shake a leg
• flit
• hotfoot (it)
• streak
• accelerate
• scamper
• stampede
• whiz
• beetle
• step out
• sprint
• overtake
• catch up
• outrun
• scuffle
• quicken
• scud
• outstrip
• outpace
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• poke
• drag
• crawl
• hang (around or out)
• poke
• linger
• lag
• loiter
• stroll
• dawdle
• tarry
• shuffle
• slow (down or up)
• saunter
• amble
• lumber
• decelerate
• plod
• dillydally
• dally

6

as in to fumble

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way

he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumble
• ruin
• destroy
• boot
• botch
• boggle
• spoil
• dub
• mangle
• murder
• damage
• screw up
• bungle
• muff
• butcher
• fluff
• foul up
• injure
• goof (up)
• muck up
• wreck
• mar
• flub
• bumble
• foozle
• impair
• bobble
• bugger (up)
• harm
• hurt
• louse up
• flaw
• bollix (up)
• mess (up)
• mutilate
• blunder
• gum (up)
• muddle
• blight
• blemish
• vitiate
• mismanage
• piffle
• mishandle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improve
• help
• better
• enhance
• ameliorate
• reform
• remedy
• rectify
• refine
• repair
• fix
• patch
• meliorate
• renovate
• revamp
• recondition
• doctor

7

as in to brag

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess

another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brag
• boast
• bull
• vapor
• display
• blow smoke
• crow
• vaunt
• exhibit
• swagger
• pride
• puff
• gasconade
• gush
• bluster
• expose
• harangue
• glory
• maximize
• parade
• show off
• flaunt
• rejoice
• exult
• brandish
• magnify
• glorify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimize
• diminish
• discount
• play down
• shrug off
• belittle
• underrate
• undervalue
• deprecate
• laugh off
• regret
• mourn
• pooh-pooh
• lament
• bemoan

blow

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verb (2)

as in to flower

to produce flowers

longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flower
• bloom
• blossom
• unfold
• leave
• effloresce
• leaf
• burgeon
• bud
• open

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fade
• wilt
• die
• wither
• drop
• dry up
• shrivel
• perish
• expire

blow

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noun (1)

as in knock

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

he was dizzy for the rest of the day after the blow to his head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knock
• hit
• slap
• punch
• thump
• whack
• stroke
• thud
• swipe
• pound
• poke
• smack
• bang
• lick
• beat
• slam
• spank
• clip
• chop
• clap
• kick
• hook
• lash
• switch
• smash
• crack
• swat
• pick
• bat
• belt
• hack
• fillip
• bop
• bust
• bash
• sock
• pelt
• pounding
• box
• slug
• wallop
• clout
• wham
• cuff
• plump
• knee
• rap
• stripe
• thwack
• buffet
• welt
• dab
• stinger
• biff
• beating
• licking
• swing
• douse
• haymaker
• hand
• whop
• left
• larrup
• right
• body blow
• hammering
• shiver
• sucker punch
• whip
• counter
• whipping
• counterstroke
• roundhouse
• uppercut
• counterblow
• knockdown
• thrashing
• battering
• pummeling
• one-two
• knockout
• KO
• drubbing
• counterpunch
• rabbit punch
• flogging
• sidewinder
• pasting
• bludgeoning
• clobbering
• walloping
• cruncher
• cudgeling
• right-hander
• bastinado
• lambasting
• kayo

blow

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noun (2)

as in gust

a sudden brief rush of wind

the ocean blows that sweep over the island are so strong that only the hardiest shrubs can grow there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gust
• breeze
• blast
• tornado
• flurry
• scud
• windblast
• gale
• breath
• hurricane
• puff
• waft
• zephyr
• whiff
• williwaw
• current
• windstorm
• tempest
• air
• draft
• squall
• norther
• northeaster
• westerly
• southeaster
• bluster
• southwester
• northwester
• northerly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blow

Verb

Ordinary citizens everywhere are on Signal chats, blowing whistles, taking videos, and protecting their neighbors. —Michael Luo, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026

Winds up to 35 mph are expected to blow snow around causing white outs. —Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Jan. 2026

Noun

But Del Toro’s absence from the directing category is a significant blow. —Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026

Media executives have been gearing up for AI to deal the journalism industry a fatal blow as the advent of the tech has left devastating holes in web traffic. —Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026

Phrases Containing blow

• Joe Blow
• blow (out)
• blow a gasket
• blow away
• blow off
• blow one's cool
• blow one's mind
• blow one's stack
• blow one's top
• blow smoke
• blow the whistle (on)
• blow up