Synonyms of blows

blows 1 of 4

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of blow

1

as in gasps

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty

that horse was really blowing after the race

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gasps
• pants
• wheezes
• heaves
• puffs
• snores
• chokes
• hyperventilates
• is out of breath
• huffs
• gulps
• smothers
• exhales
• stifles
• strangles
• gags
• asphyxiates
• expires
• snuffles

2

as in spends

to use up carelessly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spends
• loses
• wastes
• dissipates
• runs through
• throws away
• squanders
• lavishes
• misspends
• fritters (away)
• trifles (away)
• plays ducks and drakes with
• fiddles away
• consumes
• exhausts
• depletes
• impoverishes
• indulges
• disburses
• shoots
• expends
• splurges
• lays out
• overspends
• overindulges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserves
• protects
• saves
• preserves
• economizes
• skimps
• scrimps
• lays up
• hoards

3

as in explodes

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explodes
• detonates
• pops
• bursts
• blows up
• goes off
• crumps
• shatters
• smashes
• fires
• fragments
• splinters
• discharges
• mushrooms
• shoots
• balloons
• burgeons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapses
• implodes
• fizzles

4

as in shatters

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

• shatters
• smashes
• demolishes
• explodes
• destroys
• pops
• bursts
• blasts
• detonates
• blows up
• annihilates
• wrecks
• decimates
• ruins
• dynamites
• fragments
• discharges
• splinters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapses
• implodes

5

as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly

that car blew past us as if we were standing still

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushes
• speeds
• hurries
• flies
• travels
• scurries
• drives
• races
• trots
• chases
• zips
• jumps
• buzzes
• runs
• blasts
• rips
• tears
• scoots
• darts
• whirls
• scuttles
• rams
• hurls
• shoots
• zooms
• dashes
• breezes
• barrels
• hurtles
• jogs
• steps
• bowls
• hustles
• rustles
• blazes
• cracks (on)
• bolts
• jets
• hastens
• motors
• whisks
• bombs
• nips
• beats it
• belts
• humps
• courses
• bustles
• rockets
• careens
• hies
• pelts
• bundles
• careers
• steps on it
• hares
• makes tracks
• gallops
• cannonballs
• gets a move on
• shakes a leg
• flits
• highballs
• hotfoots (it)
• accelerates
• scampers
• whizzes
• streaks
• sprints
• scuds
• beetles
• overtakes
• stampedes
• outruns
• scuffles
• outstrips
• quickens
• steps out
• outpaces
• arrows
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pokes
• crawls
• drags
• creeps
• lingers
• lags
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• shuffles
• dawdles
• tarries
• strolls
• saunters
• ambles
• slows (down or up)
• dallies
• plods
• decelerates
• lumbers
• dillydallies

6

as in fumbles

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

he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumbles
• boggles
• destroys
• boots
• botches
• mangles
• dubs
• fluffs
• murders
• bungles
• ruins
• muffs
• flubs
• spoils
• injures
• screws up
• goofs (up)
• damages
• fouls up
• bobbles
• butchers
• mucks up
• buggers (up)
• bumbles
• mars
• louses up
• foozles
• wrecks
• bollixes (up)
• impairs
• flaws
• hurts
• messes (up)
• mutilates
• muddles
• harms
• blunders
• blights
• vitiates
• gums (up)
• piffles
• mismanages
• blemishes
• mishandles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• improves
• helps
• enhances
• reforms
• refines
• rectifies
• ameliorates
• remedies
• betters
• repairs
• meliorates
• doctors
• fixes
• reconditions
• renovates
• patches
• revamps

7

as in boasts

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

• boasts
• brags
• displays
• blows smoke
• vapors
• bulls
• swaggers
• vaunts
• exhibits
• crows
• blusters
• gushes
• puffs
• gasconades
• prides
• harangues
• exposes
• exults
• maximizes
• flaunts
• rejoices
• shows off
• brandishes
• glories
• parades
• magnifies
• glorifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizes
• diminishes
• discounts
• belittles
• plays down
• underrates
• deprecates
• shrugs off
• undervalues
• laughs off
• regrets
• laments
• mourns
• pooh-poohs
• bemoans

blows

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of blow

as in flowers

to produce flowers

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowers
• blooms
• blossoms
• unfolds
• leaves
• effloresces
• burgeons
• buds
• opens
• leafs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fades
• dies
• dries up
• withers
• drops
• shrivels
• expires
• wilts
• perishes

blows

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noun (1)

plural of blow

as in punches

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

he was dizzy for the rest of the day after the blow to his head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punches
• slaps
• hits
• knocks
• thumps
• swipes
• thuds
• whacks
• smacks
• strokes
• pounds
• pokes
• licks
• spanks
• bangs
• slams
• beats
• claps
• clips
• kicks
• hooks
• chops
• swats
• hands
• smashes
• lashes
• switches
• bashes
• socks
• thwacks
• pelts
• bops
• whams
• haymakers
• belts
• biffs
• raps
• hacks
• plumps
• fillips
• picks
• bats
• cuffs
• knees
• wallops
• cracks
• douses
• buffets
• clouts
• welts
• slugs
• stripes
• lickings
• whops
• busts
• stingers
• swings
• boxes
• dabs
• beatings
• larrups
• shivers
• counterpunches
• counterblows
• body blows
• sucker punches
• whips
• lefts
• rabbit punches
• uppercuts
• counters
• counterstrokes
• roundhouses
• batterings
• rights
• thrashings
• knockdowns
• whippings
• drubbings
• KOs
• kayos
• sidewinders
• crunchers
• right-handers
• pastings
• bastinadoes
• knockouts
• one-twos
• wallopings

blows

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noun (2)

plural of blow

as in gusts

a sudden brief rush of wind

the ocean blows that sweep over the island are so strong that only the hardiest shrubs can grow there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gusts
• breezes
• blasts
• tornadoes
• scuds
• flurries
• windblasts
• gales
• hurricanes
• zephyrs
• williwaws
• breaths
• wafts
• airs
• puffs
• currents
• whiffs
• tempests
• windstorms
• drafts
• squalls
• westerlies
• northers
• northeasters
• bluster
• northerlies
• southeasters
• northwesters
• southwesters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blows

Verb

But first, the premiere settles the audience into a tried and true cop drama with power struggles over jurisdiction, a local militia led by a man with his own agenda, and a suspect who literally blows the case wide open. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The next chance of showers and storms arrives Thursday and lingers through the end of the workweek as much muggier-feeling weather blows back into Maryland. — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

When the wind blows, ripples form in the grass field, which, in this analogy, would represent changes in magnetic texture. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Eli Wisden, who owns Outer Banks Kayak Adventures in Kill Devil Hills, said the bioluminescence is visible in the sound when wind blows from the Southwest and can be seen throughout the summer. — Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

Shah becomes a viral sensation, but the show itself takes a satirical look at an actor who blows a life-changing audition while exploring themes of family, community, mental health, and Shah’s desire to succeed. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

But Mistral, which takes its name from a strong wind that blows from southern France, certainly has the wind at its back. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Grucci fireworks are stored in cement-block structures in rural Virginia—well spaced, in case one blows. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Unbridled spending at a level that blows competitors out of the water, as Chelsea and Manchester City did after takeovers by Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour respectively in the 2000s, is simply not possible in the era of financial regulation. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Noun

The impact of yesterday’s sharp drop in South Korean equities transmitted further into US markets overnight, spreading selling sentiment and dealing heavy blows to US semiconductor and memory stocks. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Guevera also reportedly came to blows with Eddie Kingston in 2022, leading to Kingston’s suspension. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Hernandez is a grappler in the octagon who can unleash crushing blows with his fists, elbows and legs. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Cammisano’s conviction was one of the last major blows against the Kansas City Mafia, with only one major conviction since — when two were convicted in 2013 of burning down the Hereford House in an insurance scheme. — Jack Harvel august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

Former boxer Prichard Colón has died at age 33, 11 years after sustaining life-altering blows to the head during the only defeat of his professional career. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Some encouraging blows for common sense were struck by primary voters to our north on Tuesday, on both sides of the aisle. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

After several back blows, the baby's color came back, and his breathing returned to normal. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

After the dustups, the offense went from taking blows from the defense to delivering some of its own. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026