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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Brouhaha erupts Martin was ejected in the third inning Thursday after throwing two pitches at the head of Reds first baseman Sal Stewart, who had homered in the first inning.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
If Yellowstone erupts again, the most probable outcome is not a continent-spanning explosion.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 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

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Reacher explodes into action, kicking over a table, executing a backward roll into the guy behind him while handcuffed, then redirecting that guy’s tranq gun against the other Men in Black.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
That first bump hits Tony with such a rush that the soundtrack explodes with boogielicious disco.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of explodes

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Back at the desk, the core snaps magnetically into the shell to function like a traditional, palm-filling ergonomic mouse.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2026
Melvin Smith, a player who wasn’t on many radars at the onset of camp, is receiving first-team snaps, as much by necessity.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026

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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
Friday’s announcement blows up Paramount’s original plan to take control of Warner by the end of September.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

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