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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Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party champion Taiwan’s separate identity from China, a position that frequently angers Beijing, which views the island as Chinese territory.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of angers

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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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Most concerning for Talarico as Hispanic turnout explodes throughout the state are accounts that Latino men aren’t sold on his candidacy.

— W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
In other words, desire, in an unrepressed form, explodes the channels through which it is expected to flow.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of explodes

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The idea that, after someone like Dolly Parton dies, a family feud breaks out over their estate is devastating.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Nov. 2026
The young guys know, too, that if anything breaks out, Jones will most likely get it to the ground somehow.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of breaks out

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The possibilities suggested by the compelling title are only hinted at when Jason glares at a group of street urchins.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
My eleven-year-old self rolls her eyes, glares at my thirty-six-year-old body, and silently calls me fat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025

Definition of glares

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The segment ends with Homer suffocating Kodos with a pillow — this after the military blows up the heads of dozens of aliens.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Trinity's safe world blows up when reports surface that something is killing both demons and Wardens.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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