FLARING (UP) Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

flaring (up)

verb

Definition of flaring (up)

present participle of flare (up)

as in having a fit

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

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as in blazing (up)

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

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The film opens upon a typical grumpy New York day, with traffic snarling the streets and horns honking.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The internet is full of photos of 841 munching on purloined surfboards and then sitting on top of them, snarling at baffled young men in wet suits who try, and then think better of, fighting her for their property.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarling

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On September 7 two other mathematicians used their program (and AI) to produce a blowup for a frictionless fluid—considered a major step toward blowing up Navier-Stokes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
Your originality can solve the tension without blowing up the plan.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of blowing up

Verb

But as the cost of producing a unit of intelligence collapses, the amount businesses consume is exploding.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
For Virgin-Morgan, that means more consistently exploding off the line of scrimmage and winning the edge or gap.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of exploding

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After a gig in Brighton, England in December 1981, the Kinks singer smashed a glass against the wall backstage, angering Honeyman-Scott, who wound up punching Davies as a fight ensued.

— Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
Rebecca regrets angering Matthijs (Matteo van der Grijn) after putting his daughter in the middle of a heated discussion around the possibility of Matthijs moving to London.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of angering

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Since breaking out in the tween-friendly Twilight saga twenty years ago, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have each transformed themselves into Hollywood’s most arthouse-friendly weirdos.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
The dispute led to a fight breaking out, during which police allege 47-year-old Victor Rivera Hartford stabbed Tellado.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of breaking out

Verb

Tensions over the Middle East Another glaring issue the two leaders could discuss is the widening conflict in the Middle East.

— Mariam Khan, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
If the issues being talked about weren’t so serious, declaring that machines are now smarter than humans, given this glaring gap between AI agents and their principals, would be a fun keynote for the next AI summit.

— Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of glaring

Verb

Sarandon was detained, according to a number of outlets, including The New York Times, with photographers snapping images of the Oscar winner waiting to be transported from the protest.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
To make the patty accessible to pescatarians and non-pork eaters, Saputra omits the pork lard traditionally used in har gow, pan-frying the shrimp to achieve a bouncy, snapping bite.

— Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of snapping

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