1
as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
that blasted car salesman cheated us
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as in ripped
slang
being under the influence of a recreational drug
the members of the rock band were all so blasted they could barely perform
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as in drunk
slang
being under the influence of alcohol
The old college chums recalled with embarrassment a night they got blasted.
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as in shattered
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
the highway engineers will have to blast that hill in order to put a road through here
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as in fired
to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force
artillery that could blast cannonballs from hundreds of yards
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4
as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
blasted the new governor for every little misstep
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
rowdy teenagers blasting down the road in a sports car
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Recent Examples of blasted
Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Shouldn't even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Shouldn’t even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Volunteers with the Angels of Salvation humanitarian organization cut plywood to cover blasted windows against the cold.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2025
Keys instead broke the 27-year-old’s serve, and dragged the decider to 5-5 after again alternating between blasted winners and errors into the net.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Northwest of Miami, excavators claw mounds of blasted limestone as crews replace acres of sugarcane fields in a massive project that aims to supply clean freshwater to the Everglades.
—Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Ross then pulled a gun out of his fanny pack and blasted Garcia De Jesus in the left armpit, according to a criminal complaint and officials.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
This kind of build-up is unusual because volatile elements like sodium, which can get exposed after an object is blasted with micrometeorites, are usually later depleted by solar winds blowing from the sun and the general influence of space.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
In the Chiefs’ 2017 Wild Card playoff game at home against the Tennessee Titans, Johnson rocketed untouched on a second-quarter blitz and blasted quarterback Marcus Mariota.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
In November 2003, an event estimated at X40 or higher blasted from the Sun during a period of extreme solar activity.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Councilor Ben Weber pointed out, however, that the mayor’s office blasted out a press release Wednesday morning ahead of the hearing with a list of seven street improvement projects that will be the focus of the spring construction season, seemingly with little to no community feedback.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The secretary has repeatedly blasted the panel, which was established in 1984, for poor performance.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The New York Ryder Cup crowd was blasted by the media and golfers, which had been a concern even before the event.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.
—Rebecca Leib, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Shouldn't even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Shouldn’t even be that hard to sharpen the blasted thing, let alone twist it.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Volunteers with the Angels of Salvation humanitarian organization cut plywood to cover blasted windows against the cold.
—Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2025
Keys instead broke the 27-year-old’s serve, and dragged the decider to 5-5 after again alternating between blasted winners and errors into the net.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Northwest of Miami, excavators claw mounds of blasted limestone as crews replace acres of sugarcane fields in a massive project that aims to supply clean freshwater to the Everglades.
—Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Keller completes sweep of Boswell, on to area Avery Lawton blasted a grand slam in the first inning and drove in 5 runs to lead Keller to a 9-3 win over Fort Worth Boswell in Game 2 of their Class 6A Division 2 bi-district series on Thursday night at Saginaw High School.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Ross then pulled a gun out of his fanny pack and blasted Garcia De Jesus in the left armpit, according to a criminal complaint and officials.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
This kind of build-up is unusual because volatile elements like sodium, which can get exposed after an object is blasted with micrometeorites, are usually later depleted by solar winds blowing from the sun and the general influence of space.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
In the Chiefs’ 2017 Wild Card playoff game at home against the Tennessee Titans, Johnson rocketed untouched on a second-quarter blitz and blasted quarterback Marcus Mariota.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
In November 2003, an event estimated at X40 or higher blasted from the Sun during a period of extreme solar activity.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
Councilor Ben Weber pointed out, however, that the mayor’s office blasted out a press release Wednesday morning ahead of the hearing with a list of seven street improvement projects that will be the focus of the spring construction season, seemingly with little to no community feedback.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The secretary has repeatedly blasted the panel, which was established in 1984, for poor performance.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The New York Ryder Cup crowd was blasted by the media and golfers, which had been a concern even before the event.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasted
Adjective
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How many people complained about this freaking sign to where a company like Nike felt compelled to take it down?—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Pair the fuzzy crewneck top and subtle kick-flare pants with chic platform sneakers or breathable, on-trend Mary Janes (this pair from Rothy’s is so freaking comfortable).—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
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Brushes, pens and pencils lie next to the ripped cuffs of cotton workshirts, and drops of blue and white paint are splattered on the floor, extending the artwork beyond the wall.—
Leigh-Ann Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The dirt didn’t look different to her: no holes, no ripped piece of lawn, but was there something growing in the mud glop?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Those who are caught routinely speeding in school zones are not any less dangerous than those who drive drunk.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Ward had previously spent two days in jail after suffocating her 2-month-old son while drunk and high.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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She was spurred in part by the election of Kurt Waldheim as president of Austria in 1986; revelations of his Nazi past shattered the myth that the country had been an innocent victim of Hitler.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bullets shattered a glass refrigerator door behind Marquise, who fell to the ground right next to the store’s counter.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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O’Neal, the daughter of four-time NBA champion and Naismith Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, entered the portal April 14 after two seasons at UF; former head coach Kelly Rae Finley was fired by administration in March after five seasons at the helm.—
Caroline Makauskas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The next night, Russia fired nineteen ballistic missiles, twenty-five cruise missiles, and six hundred and fifty-nine drones.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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When the newlyweds arrive home, they are attacked by Naz and his henchman (played by Matt Willig).—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, April 24, cattle breeder Santiago Barrero San Román was attacked by the bull at the San Marcos Festival in the remote southern Spanish town of Beas de Segura, according to El País, ABC and La Razón.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Kimmel’s pretend roast The license probe reportedly was sped up after the Kimmel joke.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The city has released unedited footage showing the high-speed, life-or-death negotiation that played out when a robbery suspect sped off with an Antioch officer inside his getaway car, then attempted to negotiate out of trouble until being shot in the leg.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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His film Ring, directed by Hideo Nakata, centered on a cursed videotape that kills viewers seven days after watching it.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the nearly 50 years since it was released, Faces of Death has become something of a cursed object, the kind of movie that gets traded around on old VHS tapes and spoken about in hushed tones on playgrounds and in video stores.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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