Synonyms of blowups

blowups

noun

plural of blowup

1

as in scenes

an outburst or display of excited anger

the boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scenes
• explosions
• outbursts
• huffs
• fireworks
• fits
• reactions
• tantrums
• rages
• frenzies
• distractions
• upheavals
• seizures
• storms
• eruptions
• rampages
• hissy fits
• furies
• hissies
• hysterias
• agitations
• tempers
• indignations
• deliriums
• pouts
• convulsions
• uproars
• furors
• spasms
• flare-ups
• wraths
• paroxysms
• ires
• furores
• spleens
• sulks
• pets
• snits
• lividities
• rises
• cholers
• humps
• grouches
• danders

2

as in eruptions

the act or an instance of exploding

the last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eruptions
• explosions
• firings
• detonations
• outbursts
• bursts
• blasts
• shootings
• blowouts
• booms
• discharges
• flare-ups
• bangs
• airbursts
• pops
• groundbursts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implosions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blowups

His philosophy aims to avoid blowups, even if that sometimes means missing opportunities to maximize profits. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

The history of peacemaking – from Kadesh to the Dayton Accords that ended the Bosnian war, to the Belfast Agreement that halted the 30-year sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland – shows that public blowups and threats to walk out are normal stages, not proof of failure. — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 25 June 2026

Schedule the fight Most blowups happen when one person is already activated and the other gets caught off guard and slips into defense mode—which means no one is actually listening. — Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026

Continue reading … NEWSROOM DRAMA — Scott Pelley fired at CBS News after blowups with Bari Weiss, new '60 Minutes' producer. — FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

Two of those outings belong to Tanner Houck, who gave up 11 and 12 runs in 2 1/3 innings in a pair of blowups last season before being shut down and eventually undergoing Tommy John surgery. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026

If Salley had been patient, Craig would have one of his inevitable blowups, and Charley would have gotten the ick faster than Rodrigo logs onto Ticketmaster when Madonna announces a new tour. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026

But more often than not, the blowups that surprise leaders usually come from something way simpler—the lack of clear direction. — Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026

And so, as a prelude to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, mathematicians have searched for blowups (also called singularities) in an assortment of simplified fluid equations, such as those that operate in only one dimension. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026