Synonyms of cracked up

cracked up

verb

past tense of crack up

1

as in applauded

to declare enthusiastic approval of

that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applauded
• praised
• hailed
• saluted
• acclaimed
• commended
• rose (to)
• cheered
• lauded
• accredited
• rooted (for)
• touted
• endorsed
• doffed one's hat to
• bravoed
• approved
• clapped
• recommended
• favored
• celebrated
• belauded
• ballyhooed
• extolled
• supported
• emblazoned
• eulogized
• sang
• flattered
• magnified
• overpraised
• idolized
• glorified
• deified
• adulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocked
• put down
• slammed
• panned
• blamed
• disparaged
• criticized
• belittled
• censured
• discommended
• admonished
• reprobated
• rebuked
• reprehended
• reprimanded
• reproached
• reproved
• chid
• vilified
• excoriated
• skewered
• castigated
• lambasted
• slagged
• keelhauled

2

as in announced

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively

the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announced
• advertised
• blew up
• cried up
• tub-thumped
• acclaimed
• promoted
• trumpeted
• ballyhooed
• touted
• offered
• commended
• glorified
• applauded
• lauded
• complimented
• extolled
• pronounced
• laid down
• proclaimed
• eulogized
• magnified
• publicized
• plugged
• claimed
• heralded
• declared
• blared
• asserted
• made out
• blazoned
• averred
• blazed
• advanced
• boosted

3

as in laughed

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

try not to crack up at your own punch lines—it's funnier if you keep a straight face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughed
• giggled
• chuckled
• screamed
• smiled
• grinned
• roared
• snickered
• broke up
• chortled
• hee-hawed
• split one's sides
• tittered
• cackled
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cried
• wept
• sobbed
• bawled
• blubbered
• howled
• wailed
• whined
• whimpered
• sighed
• bleated
• sniffled
• groaned
• yowled
• squalled
• moaned
• puled
• sniveled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cracked up

For Jason Alexander, fame wasn't all it was cracked up to be. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

The crowd cracked up in grim commiseration (as a Mets fan, Winter could probably sympathize). — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

The movie once again has personal connections for Gray, an intense drama centering on family and two brothers who get involved in a scheme that sounds promising but of course is not all it is cracked up to be. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Even so, the cost and cost recovery of each may not turn out as they were cracked up to be. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Even professional designers have had to learn the hard way that some types of furniture pieces aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026

And leftovers aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, especially after multiple days on repeat. — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2026

Is tofu all it's cracked up to be? — Sam Woodward, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026

Leslie Jones once cracked up everyone at Saturday Night Live, including the top dog of the show. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025