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

But after an initial surge in interest in Turning Point, with new chapters popping up at high schools and colleges across the country, the future of the organization in a fracturing MAGA movement now seems less certain one year later. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Lawmakers’ growing reluctance to fulfill Hegseth’s eye-popping budget request reflects real intraparty concerns about his leadership, his relationship with Congress, and the ongoing war with Iran. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026

All this resulted in an eye popping $4 trillion increase in the deficit over the next 10 years. — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

The sequence in which a half dozen planes battle Ghidorah in the air is grand, eye-popping filmmaking. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

Nipping down to the pizzeria ‘sotto casa’ (on the doorstep) is a bit like popping into your local pub for a pint, a cheap and cheerful night out with friends and neighbours and a chance to catch up on the local gossip. — Nicky Swallow, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026

The nut is popping up on menus and in cookbooks, and experts are working to breed a sweeter variety, which could lead to a new era of acorn eating. — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026

There is something debauched and luxurious about Durham’s photos, and not just because everyone in them is dressed as French aristocrats guzzling champagne and popping bon-bons. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Early in the match tiebreaker, De Minaur leaped for a volley and ended up sprawled on the black court inside the O2 Arena before popping back up as Zverev's reply sailed out. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026