BLEW UP Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

blew up

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Definition of blew up next

past tense of blow up

as in angered

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

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as in exploded

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 shattered

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 cracked 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 blew up One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 The fifth commission for the plinth on the High Line elevated park is an homage to the Buddhas of Bamiyan, the pair of 6th-century colossi in central Afghanistan that the Taliban blew up in 2001. —

Benjamin Sutton, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026 That story blew up the baseball world for a little while, with questions raised about your reputation as a teammate and clubhouse presence. —

Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 The short sentiment blew up in 2025 when West Ada School District leaders told a teacher to take down her sign emblazoned with those words, ahead of the Legislature’s passage of a bill barring religious, political and ideological flags or banners in public schools. —

Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2026 He got separated, then un-separated, then his wife gave birth during a car crash, then his wife blew up. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Nine Vicious blew up for a reason. —

Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026 Less than two weeks later another X post blew up when Kadri followed actress Megan Fox. —

Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Doing so would require the help of at least some Democrats, who've lost no love with their GOP colleagues after House Republicans, led by Johnson, blew up a bipartisan deal the Senate passed unanimously to fully fund all of DHS except immigration enforcement. —

Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026

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The verdict on the lesser charge angered Diller’s colleagues in the NYPD.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Trump faces record-low approval ratings, while Washington’s war on Iran, which has sent US gasoline prices spiking, has further angered voters.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026