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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Thus the image is both cropped at the top and bottom and blown up in a way that increases the grain and softness. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 July 2026 There was gunfire, bodies on the sidewalks, and buildings blown up. — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026 Matching offer sheets could have totally blown up any of those teams’ salary outlooks. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 July 2026 The video, of course, has also blown up because Miller has style. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 The reality is that this team needs to be blown up. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 Members of the community came to pay their respects when it was blown up. — Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 June 2026 The vast retailer, that now sells everything from expensive moisturizers to couches, has blown up in the past few years for keeping its prices low but quality high. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 21 June 2026 Boy Talk appeared one at a time in the same spot on the balcony, each guy in turn blown up on the screen above his own head. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown up

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Afterward, her face was so swollen that her daughter, Ana Corina, could barely recognize her.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Man kayaks Texas river during flash flood swelling The video drew attention online as flooding continued across parts of Texas, with officials warning residents to stay away from swollen rivers and creeks.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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For example, demand for electric vehicles in the country exploded over the course of the war, and the number of EVs on the road surged by a third.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Jason Kilar, the corporate overlord of Warners at the time, exploded the company’s goodwill with talent and agents in every corner of the business by forcing the studio’s titles to stream day and date.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of exploded

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Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, business leaders have trumpeted AI’s potential to handle tasks long reserved for a massive white-collar workforce.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Others, however, like Darren Aronofsky and Natasha Lyonne have openly embraced it, as other stars like Demi Moore, Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon have trumpeted the tech’s inevitability.

— Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 May 2026

Definition of trumpeted

Adjective

Cover pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer, checking occasionally to make sure water isn’t boiling too rapidly, until matzo balls are very puffed and light in color, 30–40 minutes.

— Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
Bake, 1 baking sheet at a time, in preheated oven until slightly puffed and golden brown, about 12 minutes.

— Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026

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The campaign of strikes, mostly targeting oil refineries and other energy infrastructure, has humiliated the Kremlin, snarled the logistics of its military, and forced many millions of Russians to suffer through rampant shortages of fuel.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Each time, as the dog snarled and jumped backward, the bear would rear again with his back against the tree trunk, swinging his mighty paws in front of him as though daring Drive to come within reach.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Definition of snarled

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West Harbor is the redevelopment of the former waterfront Ports O'Call Village, which was demolished in 2018.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 14 July 2026
The two-acre space was the site of the California State Building, which suffered systemic damage in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake and was demolished five years later.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026