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Synonyms of blowup
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1
an outburst or display of excited anger
- the boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine
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2
the act or an instance of exploding
- the last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around
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- implosion
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of blow up (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to become very angry
- she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day
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- flare (up),
- flip (out)
- [slang]
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- chill out
- [slang],
- cool (off or down),
- relax
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2
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
- the building blew up because of a gas leak
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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
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4
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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The first known use of blowup was in 1536
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