POPPED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

popped

verb

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past tense of pop

as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all

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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

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as in shattered

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive popping popcorn over a campfire

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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

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Recent Examples of popped But the number still beat Wall Street forecasts and the stock has popped nearly 4% in early trading. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 May 2026 On May 9, flyers for another Bridgers show reportedly popped up in Lubbock, Texas. —

Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 10 May 2026 Bastón proposed to Longoria in Dubai After two years of dating, Bastón popped the question in a desert in Dubai. —

Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026 Grissom was at third with one out, when Neto popped out and Trout struck out. —

Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 May 2026 The Utes had a chance to tie the game in the sixth inning with a runner on second and first with two outs and outfielder Jet Gilliam up to bat, but the junior popped up to end the inning. —

Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2026 Gen Digital — The software stock popped 6% after sharing current-quarter and full-year revenue guidance that exceeded analysts' expectations, per FactSet. —

Lisa Kailai Han,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 May 2026 And other roadblocks popped up as the county and the school bounced ideas back and forth, including the department’s nixing a demonstration of the drafted Dewey Drive improvements, Miller said. —

Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026 Most range hood filters can be popped out and washed in hot, soapy water or run through the dishwasher. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026

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This was the reactor that exploded on April 26, 1986, and sent radioactive fallout across Europe.

— Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Jafa exploded on the art world a decade ago, when Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death had a surprise debut at Art Basel in Switzerland, before becoming a sensation when Gavin Brown debuted it in New York ahead of the 2016 election.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026