Synonyms of popped

popped

verb

past tense of pop

1

as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exploded
• detonated
• blew
• burst
• bursted
• went off
• crumped
• blew up
• smashed
• shattered
• fired
• splintered
• fragmented
• mushroomed
• discharged
• ballooned
• shot
• burgeoned
• bourgeoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded
• fizzled

• collapsed
• imploded
• fizzled

2

as in snapped

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

• snapped
• exploded
• cracked
• shattered
• crackled
• burst
• split
• bursted
• clicked
• hissed
• sputtered
• rent
• clattered
• rended
• sizzled
• rived
• clacked

3

as in shattered

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

popping popcorn over a campfire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattered
• smashed
• demolished
• blew
• exploded
• burst
• destroyed
• blasted
• bursted
• detonated
• blew up
• decimated
• wrecked
• ruined
• annihilated
• dynamited
• splintered
• fragmented
• discharged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsed
• imploded

• collapsed
• imploded

4

as in drilled

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

• drilled
• plugged
• shot
• dropped
• gunned
• destroyed
• killed
• slaughtered
• brought down
• butchered
• blazed
• picked off
• peppered
• blew away
• fired (at)
• dispatched
• shot down
• blasted (at)
• massacred
• shotgunned
• sniped (at)
• felled
• wiped out
• slew
• decimated
• annihilated
• croaked
• pistoled
• iced
• potshot
• blotted out
• pistolled
• machine-gunned
• tommy-gunned
• did in