CRACKED UP Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

cracked up

verb

past tense of crack up

as in applauded

to declare enthusiastic approval of that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be

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as in announced

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer

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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

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Recent Examples of cracked up Being at the top of your game and winning on the biggest stages isn’t always all it's cracked up to be. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 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 Wondering if the talk about using eggshells in your garden is all it's cracked up to be? — Lauren David, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 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 One room cracked up at a vulgar joke about a woman’s behind, while another went for an outrageous and surreal midfilm montage — but each bit was made genuinely funnier by the dozens of people gasping and wheezing over it. — Robert Rubsam, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 Original castmembers Richard Kline and Priscilla Barnes also cracked up the crowd, reprising their roles as nurse Teri and lovable lech Larry. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025

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To what extent should the effective use of AI in the application process be applauded?

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
Regenerative agriculture initiatives must only be applauded insofar as its flaws are acknowledged.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of applauded

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In a statement released Friday, the NFL stated that an investigation concluded that Gold provided confidential information about the Cardinals’ 2026 NFL draft selections before they were publicly announced.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The death comes a day after the Pentagon announced the fatalities of two service members in Jordan.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of announced

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According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, investigators reviewed social media accounts, a website and a billboard in Latin America that advertised maternity packages at South Texas hospitals to foreign nationals.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
Miller also advertised a charitable component of his fantasy football leagues, telling members that their buy-ins benefited a particular foundation.

— Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of advertised

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The audience giggled nervously as their seats rocked and rolled during the tense chase scene, and whenever the dinosaur went in for an attack, a squirt of water shot out from behind each audience member’s seat.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 19 July 2026
The audience of employees lapped up every word, giggled at every dad joke.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Definition of giggled

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An alleged child-abuse drama which cleverly plays with audiences own sense of prejudice, the work is hailed in its native Catalonia as a modern Catalan classic.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 21 July 2026
She was hailed as a natural politician, a performer from a young age who had starred in music and theater productions.

— Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of hailed

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But the gesture that surprised him most, Salazar said, may have been the time that one of Fanara’s cooks couldn’t get to work because his car’s engine blew up.

— Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
All the hype and pageantry of an impending Conor McGregor return to the UFC Octagon on Saturday night blew up in smoke within seconds.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026

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