BLOW UP Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈblō-ˌəp

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as in scene

an outburst or display of excited anger the boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine

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as in eruption

the act or an instance of exploding the last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around

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blow up

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verb

as in to anger

to become very angry she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day

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as in to detonate

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure the building blew up because of a gas leak

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as in to smash

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away

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as in to crack up

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness

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Recent Examples of blowup

Noun

Having an enormous blowup has never kept Taylor and Dakota from hooking up before. —

Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 But more often than not, the blowups that surprise leaders usually come from something way simpler—the lack of clear direction. —

Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026

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As Rook lay on the kitchen floor after the violent attack, George started a fire in the basement that blew up a gas canister and triggered an explosion that ripped through their home and woke up neighbors, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. —

Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Some of his opponents recently began criticizing him over his connection to Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, a blind Egyptian cleric convicted in 1995 of conspiring to blow up the United Nations and other New York-area landmarks. —

Mike Catalini, Fortune, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for blowup

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowup

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Born into a family of restaurateurs, twins Margot and Félix Dumant are on a quest to resurrect the traditional Parisian bistro, a concept some think is an endangered species in a fast-changing restaurant scene.

— Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026
The search and recovery effort reportedly continued until dawn the next day, with the last horse recovered roughly nine miles from the scene.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026