FLARES (UP) Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

flares (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of flare (up)

as in angers

to become very angry naturally I flared up when he insulted me

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as in erupts

to develop suddenly and violently my allergies always flare up in the spring

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The receptionist angers Kripke and Bert so much that they are picked up by the police — along with Stuart, who had also been arrested.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2026
According to the myth, Agamemnon angers the goddess Artemis by killing one of her sacred deer.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Definition of angers

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Unfortunately, in the real world, bad behavior erupts at high school games — fights and even worse.

— Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
The violence that has been simmering with the Ploughman now erupts into a revolution joined by thousands and thousands of peasants.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of erupts

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Day to day, as the city grows, there’s also the question of traffic, which snarls the city as public transit initiatives have repeatedly struggled.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Security snarls The TSA PreCheck line at terminal B in LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, on March 27, 2026.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026

Definition of snarls

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Directed by Venice prize-winner John Swab, Copperhead‘s plot is thrust into motion when an undercover drug deal explodes into violence.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
That explodes into action in one startlingly seedy scene involving a rape in full view of revelers at a hotel party.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of explodes

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The stats Vasily Podkolzin breaks out with 30 goals and 22 assists.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
In general, when a trade war breaks out, the smaller economy has more to lose compared to the larger one, said Ari Van Assche, a professor of international business at HEC Montréal who specializes in international trade.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of breaks out

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The person who blows up at a subordinate under stress has usually been subtly condescending in one-on-ones for months.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Frequent zoom-ins shown on screens showed sweat dripping down his face, and his hair resembled something similar to a mad scientist after an experiment blows up in their face.

— Joseph Hernandez August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

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