BLEW UP Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

blew up

verb

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 While the boys blew up our air mattresses, the horses milled around at the edge of the river. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 That project blew up and the team left town after city officials balked at the team’s excessive demands for taxpayer subsidies. — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 12 June 2026 The span was struck by a truck bomb in October 2022 that killed five people, blew up two sections of the bridge and required months of repairs. — ABC News, 11 June 2026 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, 29 June 2026 Nostalgic Cravings About a decade ago, Bon Appétit editors blew up the internet. — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026 While Clark was sent to Earth as a baby before Krypton blew up, Kara and her parents were able to escape with others, although that’s only a temporary avoidance of their people’s fate. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026 But Blue Origin’s rocket blew up in dramatic fashion during an engine test last month, damaging its launch pad and raising questions about its ability to meet NASA’s timeline. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Rodriguez-Mora, 42, was one of seven people killed last July 1 when a warehouse filled with workers preparing for Independence Day fireworks displays blew up in the community of Esparto near Woodland. — Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026

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They also have been angered by Kennedy’s attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.

— Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
They've also been angered by Kennedy's attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

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His companies have transformed industries, his wealth has shattered records, and his politics now shape governments and public debate.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Republican Rick Jackson shattered spending records in Georgia by spending $108 million of his own money into his campaign for governor.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of shattered

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The incident snarled traffic on the busy interstate during the evening commute.

— Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Traffic was snarled on Interstate 70 and other key arteries because of some combination of vague signage on parking passes or apps, accidents earlier in the afternoon, the lack of dedicated lanes for the bus system — why oh why couldn’t that be achieved in the master plan?

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026

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The heat has become so unbearable in Japan that weather officials in April announced a new term for days when maximum temperatures exceed 104 degrees — kokushobi, meaning harsh or cruel heat, according to the Japan Times.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026