Synonyms of blowing up

blowing up

verb

present participle of blow up

1

as in flaring (up)

to become very angry

she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flaring (up)
• having a fit
• flipping (out)
• snarling
• going ballistic
• flying into a rage
• hitting the roof
• blowing a gasket
• angering
• hitting the ceiling
• flying off the handle
• blowing one's top
• glaring
• losing one's temper
• blowing one's stack
• losing one's cool
• forgetting oneself
• snapping
• blowing one's cool
• exploding
• teeing off
• flaring (out)
• storming
• raging
• steaming
• flashing
• vituperating
• sputtering
• ranting
• raving
• fulminating
• warming
• venting
• foaming
• bristling
• bursting
• smoldering
• sizzling
• fuming
• seething
• burning
• glowering
• maddening
• inflaming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calming (down)
• cooling (off or down)
• simmering down
• relaxing
• quieting (down)
• chilling out
• hushing

2

as in exploding

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

the building blew up because of a gas leak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exploding
• detonating
• blowing
• going off
• popping
• bursting
• crumping
• shattering
• smashing
• firing
• splintering
• fragmenting
• discharging
• mushrooming
• burgeoning
• shooting
• ballooning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imploding
• collapsing
• fizzling

3

as in shattering

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattering
• smashing
• blowing
• demolishing
• exploding
• destroying
• bursting
• popping
• blasting
• detonating
• wrecking
• ruining
• dynamiting
• annihilating
• decimating
• discharging
• splintering
• fragmenting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsing
• imploding

4

as in cracking 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cracking up
• crying up
• announcing
• advertising
• acclaiming
• promoting
• trumpeting
• touting
• commending
• offering
• tub-thumping
• ballyhooing
• glorifying
• applauding
• extolling
• lauding
• complimenting
• laying down
• making out
• pronouncing
• eulogizing
• proclaiming
• blaring
• magnifying
• blazing
• plugging
• claiming
• publicizing
• heralding
• declaring
• asserting
• averring
• boosting
• advancing
• blazoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blowing up

The Real Cost Of Handover The Build-Operate-Transfer model is still a brilliant, highly effective way to build global capability without blowing up your balance sheet. — Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

On September 7 two other mathematicians used their program (and AI) to produce a blowup for a frictionless fluid—considered a major step toward blowing up Navier-Stokes. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026

Your originality can solve the tension without blowing up the plan. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Lynn had perhaps the special teams coverage play of the week in the fourth quarter, blowing up tight end Lake McRee on a kickoff before making the tackle. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Horgan ended up incorporating some of those videos—AI slop of dogs blowing up houses with laser beam eyes, for instance—which amused Murphy. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026

But more than that, the mill blowing up just couldn’t be possible. — Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

After flying for about an hour halfway around the world, the upper-stage portion of the Starship vehicle managed to land intact in the Indian Ocean – without blowing up. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Amal Clooney was spotted at the Milan airport in an unexpected travel style that had the InStyle group chat blowing up. — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 16 July 2026