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Synonyms and Antonyms of blowing up
- she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day
flaring (up), flipping (out) [slang]
angering, fulminating, raging, ranting, raving, snapping, snarling, sputtering, storming, teeing off, venting, vituperating
bristling, burning, foaming, fuming, glaring, glowering, seething, sizzling, smoldering (or smouldering), steaming, warming
bursting, exploding, flaring (out), flashing, inflaming (also enflaming), maddening
- the building blew up because of a gas leak
- blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away
- the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness
acclaiming, applauding, extolling, lauding, magnifying
commending, complimenting, eulogizing
advancing, advertising, announcing, blaring, blazing, blazoning, boosting, heralding, offering, plugging, promoting, publicizing
asserting, averring, claiming, declaring, laying down, making out, proclaiming, pronouncing
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