Synonyms of pop

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noun (1)

as in bang

a loud explosive sound

the soda can opened with a sharp pop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bang
• boom
• clap
• blast
• crack
• slam
• crash
• whack
• smash
• thunderclap
• roar
• tap
• knock
• snap
• report
• whomp
• thwack
• whump
• thunk
• clash
• wham
• rap
• clang
• howl
• clank
• blare
• clangor
• hue and cry
• clamor
• outcry
• hubbub
• tumult
• hullabaloo
• uproar

pop

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noun (2)

as in dad

a male human parent

ask your pop if he knows where the keys to the shed are

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dad
• father
• daddy
• pa
• papa
• old man
• sire
• pater
• patriarch
• father figure
• stepfather
• father image
• paterfamilias

pop

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verb

ˈpäp 

1

as in to explode

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explode
• detonate
• blow
• burst
• go off
• blow up
• crump
• smash
• fragment
• shatter
• fire
• splinter
• mushroom
• shoot
• balloon
• discharge
• burgeon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapse
• implode
• fizzle

2

as in to snap

to break suddenly with an explosive sound

the last strand popped, causing the chandelier to drop to the floor with a great crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snap
• crack
• explode
• burst
• crackle
• shatter
• split
• click
• hiss
• rend
• sputter
• sizzle
• rive
• clatter
• clack

3

as in to smash

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive

popping popcorn over a campfire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smash
• shatter
• demolish
• burst
• blow
• explode
• destroy
• blast
• blow up
• detonate
• ruin
• dynamite
• annihilate
• wreck
• fragment
• decimate
• discharge
• splinter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapse
• implode

4

as in to shoot

to strike with a missile from a gun

went into the woods hoping to pop the rabbit that was eating our vegetables

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shoot
• drill
• gun
• drop
• plug
• kill
• destroy
• slay
• slaughter
• blow away
• pepper
• fire (at)
• bring down
• pick off
• blast (at)
• shoot down
• butcher
• fell
• blaze
• wipe out
• snipe (at)
• machine-gun
• ice
• massacre
• potshot
• blot out
• dispatch
• croak
• decimate
• annihilate
• shotgun
• tommy-gun
• pistol
• do in

pop

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adjective

as in fashionable

enjoying widespread favor or approval

interested in the pop fiction that most of the other publishing houses happily churned out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fashionable
• popular
• favorite
• popularized
• large
• big
• hot
• happening
• vogue
• crowd-pleasing
• in
• faddish
• modish
• desirable
• red-hot
• voguish
• famous
• du jour
• preferred
• faddy
• fabulous
• celebrated
• prominent
• selected
• legendary
• wanted
• famed
• liked
• renowned
• notorious
• outstanding
• fabled
• important
• leading
• noted
• notable
• remarkable
• significant
• well-known
• semipopular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• out
• unfashionable
• unpopular
• rejected
• disliked
• insignificant
• unimportant
• hated
• despised
• detested
• washed-up
• obscure
• unknown
• unexceptional
• anonymous
• inconspicuous
• nameless
• indistinguished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pop

Verb

The bride gave the rest of her guests hugs and popped a bottle of Dom Pérignon for a toast. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 26 July 2026

Netflix isn’t the only streamer trying to capitalize on the popularity of the neo-Western genre that’s been so en vogue lately (the trend feels very similar to all the fantasy shows that popped up after Game of Thrones). — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Adjective

The song is moving in the opposite direction on the Adult Contemporary list, the third of a trio of pop radio charts. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The matrix of pop-culture references is also so clear in the casting. — Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

Phrases Containing pop

• a pop
• pop (in)
• pop off

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