Synonyms of blowup

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noun

ˈblō-ˌəp 

1

as in scene

an outburst or display of excited anger

the boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scene
• huff
• explosion
• outburst
• fit
• reaction
• frenzy
• fireworks
• tantrum
• rage
• hysteria
• seizure
• hissy fit
• upheaval
• distraction
• storm
• eruption
• hissy
• fury
• agitation
• rampage
• temper
• indignation
• uproar
• spasm
• flare-up
• furore
• furor
• delirium
• wrath
• paroxysm
• pouts
• rise
• ire
• snit
• spleen
• lividity
• wrathfulness
• convulsion(s)
• pet
• lividness
• angriness
• sulkiness
• hump
• choler
• dander
• sullenness
• irateness
• grouch
• sulk(s)

2

as in eruption

the act or an instance of exploding

the last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eruption
• explosion
• firing
• bursting
• detonation
• blast
• burst
• outburst
• shooting
• blowout
• boom
• pop
• discharge
• flare-up
• bang
• airburst
• groundburst

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implosion

blow up

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verb

1

as in to anger

to become very angry

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anger
• fly into a rage
• hit the roof
• flare (up)
• fly off the handle
• snarl
• hit the ceiling
• have a fit
• flip (out)
• blow a gasket
• snap
• blow one's top
• go ballistic
• glare
• blow one's stack
• explode
• lose one's temper
• blow one's cool
• forget oneself
• storm
• lose one's cool
• steam
• tee off
• flare (out)
• flash
• rage
• warm
• foam
• rave
• vituperate
• sputter
• rant
• burst
• fulminate
• smoulder
• vent
• bristle
• enflame
• burn
• glower
• smolder
• sizzle
• fume
• seethe
• inflame
• madden

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm (down)
• cool (off or down)
• relax
• simmer down
• quiet (down)
• chill out
• hush

2

as in to detonate

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure

the building blew up because of a gas leak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detonate
• explode
• blow
• pop
• burst
• go off
• fragment
• crump
• smash
• fire
• shatter
• splinter
• discharge
• shoot
• mushroom
• balloon
• bourgeon
• burgeon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapse
• implode
• fizzle

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smash
• shatter
• demolish
• blow
• destroy
• burst
• pop
• explode
• blast
• detonate
• annihilate
• ruin
• wreck
• fragment
• dynamite
• decimate
• discharge
• splinter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapse
• implode

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crack up
• advertise
• announce
• cry up
• promote
• tub-thump
• acclaim
• trumpet
• tout
• commend
• offer
• glorify
• applaud
• extoll
• compliment
• ballyhoo
• laud
• extol
• proclaim
• pronounce
• eulogize
• magnify
• publicize
• lay down
• plug
• blare
• claim
• herald
• blaze
• declare
• make out
• assert
• boost
• blazon
• advance
• aver

Examples of blowup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This scene comes after a blowup with Catherine Standish (Saskia Reeves), a character he’s known for years who’s been kidnapped. —Trey Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024

Advertisement The Park fire, now the fourth-largest wildfire in state history, saw a major blowup Monday, with dramatic smoke plumes filling the air near the junction of Highways 32 and 36, not far from the small town of Mineral. —Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024

Verb

Driving the news: On Tuesday, Israeli intelligence services blew up thousands of pager devices used by members of Hezbollah's military units and institutions. —Barak Ravid, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024

Denver got to a third-and-1 when Javonte Williams got blown up by DeShon Elliott. —Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2024