Synonyms of cracks up

cracks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of crack up

1

as in applauds

to declare enthusiastic approval of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applauds
• praises
• hails
• salutes
• acclaims
• cheers
• commends
• rises (to)
• roots (for)
• lauds
• doffs one's hat to
• touts
• accredits
• endorses
• claps
• recommends
• bravoes
• approves
• ballyhoos
• favors
• celebrates
• overpraises
• belauds
• eulogizes
• adulates
• supports
• sings
• extols
• emblazons
• flatters
• magnifies
• idolizes
• glorifies
• deifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knocks
• pans
• slams
• puts down
• blames
• disparages
• criticizes
• belittles
• discommends
• censures
• admonishes
• reprehends
• rebukes
• chides
• reprobates
• reproaches
• reproves
• reprimands
• excoriates
• castigates
• vilifies
• skewers
• slags
• keelhauls
• lambastes

2

as in announces

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announces
• cries up
• tub-thumps
• blows up
• ballyhoos
• advertises
• acclaims
• promotes
• trumpets
• touts
• commends
• offers
• glorifies
• applauds
• compliments
• lauds
• extols
• eulogizes
• lays down
• proclaims
• pronounces
• magnifies
• claims
• heralds
• blares
• publicizes
• plugs
• blazes
• declares
• asserts
• makes out
• advances
• blazons
• boosts
• avers

3

as in laughs

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

• laughs
• giggles
• chuckles
• screams
• smiles
• breaks up
• grins
• roars
• hee-haws
• chortles
• snickers
• cackles
• splits one's sides
• titters
• twitters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cries
• weeps
• sobs
• bawls
• howls
• wails
• whines
• yowls
• blubbers
• whimpers
• groans
• sighs
• bleats
• moans
• sniffles
• squalls
• pules
• snivels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cracks up

But then Anton brings up the idea of Talia and Brooke using him as their sperm donor and Talia fully cracks up. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

During one particularly fun moment shared by the LPGA Tour on Instagram, Clark cracks up at Cunningham's energetic approach to the sport — which ended in her accidentally hitting a fan with the ball. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025