BLASTED Synonyms: 343 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈbla-stəd

Definition of blasted

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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blasted

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verb

past tense of blast

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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as in shot

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force the recruits were all blasting away at the target range

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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

Adjective

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

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Last month, Senate Democrats blasted what was known of the oil accord and demanded details in a letter to Rubio, Hegseth and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 That Christ message blasted away a cyclic, self-defeating pattern. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blasted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasted

Adjective

That little freaking weasel kept me on my toes the whole game.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
And that's what Simon hasn't learned how to do yet, which is to just go and get a freaking life.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of freaking

Adjective

Shortly after, Wilcox slammed on the brakes, jumped out of his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired three gunshots at the officer, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said she was charged with involuntary manslaughter, assault with a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in public, and brandishing a firearm in public.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of loaded

Adjective

Prosecutors say Canadian visitor Mitchell Fairbarn took Peachy from the Flamingo Las Vegas habitat in a drunk prank and injured the bird; his lawyer says Fairbarn never intended harm.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
This is where Krasner and Pollock lived for nearly 11 years, until Pollock killed himself and one of his passengers, Edith Metzger, while driving drunk, injuring his girlfriend, Ruth Kligman, too.

— John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of drunk

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On Wednesday night, northern and central parts of the state saw hail the size of golf balls that pummeled people’s roofs, shattered windows and dented cars, along with damaging wind gusts.

— Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Hail pummeled people's roofs, shattered windows and dented cars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shattered

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Baylor fired coach Dave Aranda on Sunday after more than six seasons and promoted defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman as interim head coach for the rest of the season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Aranda is now the third Power Four coach to be fired during the current college football season.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of fired

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The men were returning to camp when their white armored Toyota Land Cruiser was attacked by members of the two Haitian gangs.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
After Israel accepted its meager portion, Arabs attacked and retained a significant part of the land that was to be divided between Jews and Arabs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacked

Adjective

In the cursed days of auto-sync, pre-mixed sets, and the celebrity spinner, few have done as much to defend the noble art of the DJ as Felix Manuel, aka Djrum, a selector who combines galactically expansive taste with equally vast technical skill.

— Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026
This remake of the Japanese horror hit Ringu stars Naomi Watts as a Seattle reporter whose 8-year-old son (David Dorfman) watches a cursed videotape that marks him for death in seven days.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026