BLOWN Synonyms: 328 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈblōn

Definition of blown

as in swollen

enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure if the tin can is blown, throw it away—the food inside is spoiled

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blown

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verb (1)

past participle of blow

as in gasped

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty that horse was really blowing after the race

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as in spent

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

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as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew

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as in blasted

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

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly that car blew past us as if we were standing still

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as in murdered

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way

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as in bragged

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

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blown

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verb (2)

past participle of blow

as in bloomed

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

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Recent Examples of blown

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The vases are mouth-blown and crafted using the corteccia technique, the same employed in the lighting diffusers, which generates lenses and dynamic reflections. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Laboratory glassware was blown by hand by the scientific glassblower at Oxford University’s chemistry department. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Wilson was pushed into Hill by a Miami Dolphins player after the play was blown dead, knocking the referee to the ground. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 With her cover blown anyway, Khosla crosses the powdery dirt yard to the trailer at the chipping yard. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Ocean iron fertilization grew from the idea that iron-rich dust blown across the oceans during past ice ages fed blooms of phytoplankton, helping to lower atmospheric CO₂. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 This is because Amazonis Mensa acts as a windbreak, pushing material blown by winds in separate orientations. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 But the researchers found that the ash cloud was blown northeast over an area not inhabited by the flightless birds. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Today’s Color-Changing Beauty Lineup The category has blown way past one iconic bullet. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown

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As the cooling metal tool depuffs swollen tissues and stimulates microcirculation, the peptide-rich cream works beneath the surface to rebuild structural volume.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
In addition, her arms were left swollen, blistered and bruised from the lethal injection drugs.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of swollen

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At the premiere, the audience audibly gasped and cheered, even though Austen’s story is well known to many.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
During the film, audience members both laughed and gasped in horror as the events of OpenAI’s founding and 2023 unraveling were brought to screen.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of gasped

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At least $343,100 is to be spent on surveillance after the president falsely blamed vandals for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
On a humid morning in June, Ramadan Elmoudi nervously watched grid current flow into a machine his colleagues had spent years building and kept his expectations low.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of spent

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Their use has exploded in the last three years, however, despite a sometimes-hefty price tag without insurance coverage — around $1,000 a month on the higher end.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
The platform has exploded in recent years on a promise to improve patients’ access to in-network therapists.

— Amanda Erickson, STAT, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploded

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But one of his other assets became the center of a political firestorm whenYinon Magal, a prominent TV host widely considered a mouthpiece for Benjamin Netanyahu, blasted the prime minister’s main rival.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
The opening of Husk in Charleston in 2010 blasted Brock to national fame.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of blasted

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The flow of money from Qatar into Gaza has taken on new significance since October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists stormed southern Israel, murdered some 1,200 people, and took 251 more hostage.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
The child was Leslie Ann Downey, one of five victims murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between 1963 and 1965.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026