Synonyms of blown up

blown up 1 of 2

adjective

as in blown

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• deflated
• detumescent

blown up

2 of 2

verb

past participle of blow up

1

as in angered

to become very angry

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angered
• snarled
• had a fit
• snapped
• hit the roof
• flared (up)
• hit the ceiling
• flipped (out)
• blown a gasket
• flown into a rage
• gone ballistic
• blown one's top
• exploded
• glared
• blown one's stack
• flown off the handle
• lost one's temper
• blown one's cool
• lost one's cool
• stormed
• burnt
• forgotten oneself
• steamed
• sputtered
• raged
• flared (out)
• warmed
• fulminated
• raved
• ranted
• teed off
• bursted
• vented
• smouldered
• burst
• flashed
• vituperated
• seethed
• foamed
• enflamed
• glowered
• bristled
• sizzled
• burned
• smoldered
• fumed
• inflamed
• maddened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmed (down)
• cooled (off or down)
• relaxed
• simmered down
• quieted (down)
• chilled out
• hushed

2

as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

the building blew up because of a gas leak

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded
• fizzled

3

as in demolished

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded

4

as in trumpeted

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

• trumpeted
• cracked up
• tub-thumped
• announced
• cried up
• promoted
• advertised
• touted
• ballyhooed
• plugged
• offered
• applauded
• boosted
• glorified
• extolled
• lauded
• acclaimed
• pronounced
• complimented
• publicized
• commended
• eulogized
• proclaimed
• blazed
• laid down
• magnified
• heralded
• advanced
• blared
• asserted
• declared
• claimed
• blazoned
• averred
• made out