BLOWN UP Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in blown

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verb

past participle of blow up

as in angered

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

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as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure the building blew up because of a gas leak

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of blown up

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French innovator Beauer has blown up the internet a couple times over the years with clever telescopic campers that condense to within the width of the tow vehicle before expanding nearly double or triple the size at camp. — New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026 The company first started testing a version of the platform focused on Reels, live streams, and other video content, blown up for a bigger screen in December of last year. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2026 Tarantino revealed the most personally meaningful piece of casting in a film filled with great performances — including supporting turns by multiple actors (Austin Butler, Mikey Madison, Sydney Sweeney) who have blown up in the seven years since. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026 The Nazi dictator himself rarely used the Kehlsteinhaus — unlike the Berghof residence, also in the Berchtesgaden area, the ruins of which were blown up in 1952. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Craig’s lone chance to pass was a screen to Small that was immediately blown up. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026 Many believe because Nord Stream was blown up that Moscow isn’t making any money off Europe’s energy needs. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026 The two countries, after all, had buried or destroyed most of Iran’s nuclear facilities and blown up many of its missile sites in June 2025. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026 Castles and stately homes were blown up, towns put under siege and their walls razed, churches stripped. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown up

Adjective

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

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The ruling coalition angered the protesters by unexpectedly moving ahead with the plan in the lower house of Parliament two days ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Yet over the past year, Netanyahu has taken steps that angered Trump and others in his administration, including strikes in Lebanon and Gaza that undercut his regional peace efforts.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of angered

Verb

Less than two weeks after the mines exploded, the North fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile more than 700 kilometers.

— Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Sudan’s war began in April 2023, when simmering tensions between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in Khartoum and spread across the country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploded

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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

Definition of blown

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Cast in a crisp white fabric, the sleeveless dress featured a scoop neckline with a formfitting silhouette and slightly trumpeted skirt.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
After the opening weekend of this season, the Premier League trumpeted a record of 100 per cent accuracy in key decisions made by match officials.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of trumpeted

Adjective

The women wore maroon unitards with subtle puffed sleeves, while Danchig-Waring’s tank unitard featured two faces in profile, each hugging a side of his waist.

— Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Bake pancake until puffed and brown around edges, 20–25 minutes.

— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of puffed

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The Broncos, at 4-11, flew back to Denver as a snowstorm snarled travel across the country.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
The prolonged war in Ukraine has also snarled global wheat trade through the Black Sea, compounding economic effects and undermining food security in vulnerable countries.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026