Synonyms of blown

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adjective

ˈblōn 

as in swollen

enlarged beyond normal from internal pressure

if the tin can is blown, throw it away—the food inside is spoiled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swollen
• puffed
• distended
• turgid
• overinflated
• expanded
• varicose
• blown up
• bloated
• tumescent
• bulging
• tumid
• ballooned
• dilated
• ballooning
• protuberant
• ventricose
• turgescent
• dilating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• deflated
• detumescent

blown

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verb (1)

past participle of blow

1

as in gasped

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

that horse was really blowing after the race

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gasped
• panted
• heaved
• huffed
• puffed
• wheezed
• choked
• hyperventilated
• exhaled
• been out of breath
• expired
• snored
• gulped
• asphyxiated
• smothered
• stifled
• gagged
• strangled
• snuffled

2

as in spent

to use up carelessly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• lost
• wasted
• dissipated
• squandered
• thrown away
• lavished
• run through
• frittered (away)
• misspent
• fiddled away
• consumed
• exhausted
• depleted
• trifled (away)
• played ducks and drakes with
• impoverished
• disbursed
• splurged
• shot
• indulged
• expended
• laid out
• overspent
• overindulged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• protected
• preserved
• saved
• skimped
• laid up
• hoarded
• economized
• scrimped

3

as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exploded
• shattered
• popped
• burst
• detonated
• fired
• blown up
• gone off
• crumped
• smashed
• splintered
• fragmented
• shot
• discharged
• mushroomed
• ballooned
• burgeoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded
• fizzled

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blasted
• demolished
• popped
• smashed
• burst
• destroyed
• exploded
• shattered
• blown up
• dynamited
• wrecked
• ruined
• decimated
• detonated
• annihilated
• discharged
• fragmented
• splintered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded

5

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

that car blew past us as if we were standing still

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sped
• raced
• flown
• driven
• buzzed
• jumped
• trotted
• rushed
• hurried
• zipped
• scurried
• bolted
• run
• rammed
• stepped
• chased
• scooted
• blasted
• darted
• ripped
• dashed
• torn
• traveled
• scuttled
• hurled
• whirled
• hurtled
• shot
• jogged
• blazed
• zoomed
• barreled
• cracked (on)
• hustled
• rustled
• rocketed
• bundled
• careened
• whisked
• humped
• bombed
• breezed
• nipped
• hastened
• coursed
• bowled
• motored
• pelted
• bustled
• jetted
• careered
• stepped on it
• hared
• beaten it
• belted
• hied
• cannonballed
• made tracks
• highballed
• hotfooted (it)
• shaken a leg
• got a move on
• flitted
• scudded
• whizzed
• streaked
• scampered
• accelerated
• beetled
• stampeded
• sprinted
• scuffled
• galloped
• overtaken
• stepped out
• outstripped
• quickened
• outpaced
• outrun
• caught up
• arrowed
• fast-forwarded
• beelined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crept
• dragged
• poked
• crawled
• lingered
• hung (around or out)
• lagged
• poked
• shuffled
• strolled
• loitered
• sauntered
• ambled
• tarried
• dallied
• slowed (down or up)
• lumbered
• dawdled
• plodded
• decelerated
• dillydallied

6

as in murdered

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

he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murdered
• destroyed
• mangled
• boggled
• fumbled
• dubbed
• bungled
• muffed
• fluffed
• botched
• booted
• butchered
• ruined
• spoiled
• damaged
• flubbed
• injured
• screwed up
• bobbled
• fouled up
• buggered (up)
• hurt
• wrecked
• mucked up
• foozled
• bumbled
• goofed (up)
• mutilated
• blundered
• flawed
• impaired
• loused up
• bollixed (up)
• muddled
• messed (up)
• marred
• harmed
• blighted
• gummed (up)
• piffled
• mismanaged
• blemished
• vitiated
• mishandled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improved
• helped
• enhanced
• refined
• rectified
• remedied
• reformed
• ameliorated
• bettered
• repaired
• fixed
• meliorated
• renovated
• patched
• reconditioned
• doctored
• revamped

7

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bragged
• boasted
• gushed
• bulled
• vaunted
• swaggered
• blown smoke
• crowed
• vapored
• gasconaded
• puffed
• blustered
• exhibited
• harangued
• prided
• exposed
• exulted
• displayed
• flaunted
• rejoiced
• maximized
• gloried
• paraded
• shown off
• brandished
• magnified
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diminished
• minimized
• discounted
• laughed off
• undervalued
• belittled
• played down
• shrugged off
• underrated
• deprecated
• regretted
• lamented
• pooh-poohed
• mourned
• bemoaned

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bloomed
• flowered
• blossomed
• unfolded
• burgeoned
• effloresced
• leaved
• leafed
• budded
• opened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• faded
• withered
• died
• dropped
• dried up
• expired
• shriveled
• wilted
• perished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blown

Verb

Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard. —Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026

Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026

Instead a late lead was blown, setting up a high-stakes third and final meeting March 30 at Kaseya Center. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026

On June 24, 1975, an Eastern Airlines plane was blown to the ground half a mile short of its runway in New York. —Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Pupils blown open, reflecting white back into the lens. —Christopher Anderson, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026

This split could have been blown by polar jets from the dying star. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026

Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard. —Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2026

First responders said two people were blown into the water and rescued by witnesses, one of them being an 8-month-old girl in a stroller. —Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026