Synonyms of popping

popping

verb

present participle of pop

1

as in exploding

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exploding
• detonating
• blowing
• bursting
• crumping
• going off
• smashing
• blowing up
• shattering
• firing
• splintering
• fragmenting
• mushrooming
• discharging
• burgeoning
• shooting
• ballooning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imploding
• collapsing
• fizzling

2

as in snapping

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

• snapping
• cracking
• exploding
• bursting
• crackling
• splitting
• shattering
• clicking
• hissing
• clattering
• sputtering
• rending
• sizzling
• riving
• clacking

3

as in shattering

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

popping popcorn over a campfire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattering
• smashing
• demolishing
• blowing
• bursting
• exploding
• destroying
• blasting
• detonating
• blowing up
• wrecking
• ruining
• decimating
• dynamiting
• annihilating
• splintering
• discharging
• fragmenting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsing
• imploding

4

as in shooting

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

• shooting
• drilling
• plugging
• dropping
• gunning
• killing
• destroying
• slaughtering
• slaying
• blazing
• bringing down
• peppering
• picking off
• blowing away
• firing (at)
• blasting (at)
• shooting down
• sniping (at)
• massacring
• butchering
• dispatching
• decimating
• wiping out
• shotgunning
• potshotting
• annihilating
• felling
• machine-gunning
• icing
• croaking
• blotting out
• doing in
• pistoling
• tommy-gunning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of popping

The Jets put up 276 yards of total offense — hardly eye-popping numbers. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

When word got around, more famous people started popping in, Delany says. — Sam Kashner, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026

As one who is often researching the latest beauty treatments that brides are obsessing over, Xerf kept popping up during my scrolls. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Chicken Salad Chick adds Olathe location Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual franchise that’s been popping up around the Kansas City metro, is opening a fourth location. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

While buyers can find myriad non-sports cards for less than $10 — almost like investing in penny stocks in hopes of eventually striking gold — Maddalena and Ireland cited some eye-popping sales on their respective platforms. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

The eye-popping number underscores what residents and city leaders say is a major speeding problem on the twisting roadway. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Since 2020, Alanis Morisette has made a habit of popping up during the holiday season to cover a classic Christmas song. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Much of that flood of silicon is going to the data centers that are popping up all over and are increasingly controversial as AI prepares to remake the economy, work, life and thought. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026