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

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

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

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