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blowup

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of blowup

1 an outburst or display of excited anger
  • The boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine.
Synonyms of blowup

explosion, fireworks, fit, hissy fit, huff, scene, tantrum
Words Related to blowup

eruption, flare-up, outburst, storm, uproar

agitation, delirium, distraction, frenzy, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rage, rampage

convulsion(s), paroxysm, seizure, spasm, upheaval

angriness, indignation, irateness, ire, lividness, spleen, wrath, wrathfulness

reaction, rise

dander, temper

pet, pouts, snit, sulk(s), sulkiness, sullenness
2 the act or an instance of exploding
  • The last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around.
Synonyms of blowup

blast, burst, bursting, detonation, eruption, explosion, outburst
Words Related to blowup

discharge, firing, shooting

blowout, flare-up

bang, boom, pop

airburst, groundburst
Antonyms of blowup

implosion

blow up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of blow up

1 to become very angry
  • She blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day.
Synonyms of blow up

flare (up), flip (out) [slang]
Words Related to blow up

anger, fulminate, rage, rant, rave, snap, snarl, sputter, storm, tee off, vent, vituperate

bristle, burn, foam, fume, glare, glower, seethe, sizzle, smolder (or smoulder), steam, warm

burst, explode, flare (out), flash, inflame (also enflame), madden
Phrases Synonymous with blow up

blow a gasket, blow one's cool, blow one's stack, blow one's top, fly into a rage, fly off the handle, forget oneself, go ballistic, have a fit, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's cool, lose one's temper
Near Antonyms of blow up

chill out [slang], cool (off or down), relax

hush, quiet (down)
Antonyms of blow up

calm (down), simmer down
2 to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
  • The building blew up because of a gas leak.
Synonyms of blow up

blow, burst, detonate, explode, go off, pop
Words Related to blow up

fragment, shatter, smash, splinter

discharge, fire, shoot

balloon, burgeon (also bourgeon), mushroom
Near Antonyms of blow up

collapse, fizzle
Antonyms of blow up

implode
3 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 of blow up

blast, blow, burst, demolish, explode, pop, shatter, smash
Words Related to blow up

dynamite

annihilate, decimate, destroy

ruin, wreck

detonate, discharge

fragment, splinter
Near Antonyms of blow up

collapse, implode

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