BLOWUPS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

blowups

noun

plural of blowup

as in scenes

an outburst or display of excited anger the boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine

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as in eruptions

the act or an instance of exploding the last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around

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implosions

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Recent Examples of blowups LLMs are great at finding blowups that exist—at searching the infinite landscape of fluid scenarios and plucking out the precise situation that breaks the equations. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026 But through a little more than a year together, there have been no blowups with Metcalf. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 His philosophy aims to avoid blowups, even if that sometimes means missing opportunities to maximize profits. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 The history of peacemaking – from Kadesh to the Dayton Accords that ended the Bosnian war, to the Belfast Agreement that halted the 30-year sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland – shows that public blowups and threats to walk out are normal stages, not proof of failure. — Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 Schedule the fight Most blowups happen when one person is already activated and the other gets caught off guard and slips into defense mode—which means no one is actually listening. — Angela Haupt, Time, 11 June 2026 Continue reading … NEWSROOM DRAMA — Scott Pelley fired at CBS News after blowups with Bari Weiss, new '60 Minutes' producer. — FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 Two of those outings belong to Tanner Houck, who gave up 11 and 12 runs in 2 1/3 innings in a pair of blowups last season before being shut down and eventually undergoing Tommy John surgery. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 If Salley had been patient, Craig would have one of his inevitable blowups, and Charley would have gotten the ick faster than Rodrigo logs onto Ticketmaster when Madonna announces a new tour. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026

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Noun

De Palma kept most of the novel’s key scenes intact in his adaptation, with a few changes.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
So all those main scenes and main effects and stuff were VFX and prosthetics, like the cheeks and everything.

— Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of scenes

Noun

Xu Fu and Ma Junsheng also play surrogate dads to Seif, whose increasingly violent eruptions threaten to change the course of his life more than once.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
As of last month, 52 additional fountain eruptions had occurred, the most violent of which spewed lava over 400 meters into the air.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of eruptions

Noun

First responders, hazmat and safety teams are not approaching the tank because of the risk of more explosions, and will reassess conditions later Wednesday morning, Kapszukiewicz said.

— John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
North Korea denied responsibility for the explosions and warned of strong retaliation if provoked.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of explosions

Noun

The fines could be rescinded if the coaches avoid sideline outbursts for the rest of the season, as the league calls for more civil interactions between coaches, players and officials.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
From harassing Brady over his divorce from Gisele Bündchen on social media to trying to be a rapper and much more, Brown’s post-football life has been one filled with public outbursts and controversial statements and stunts.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of outbursts

Noun

The current design conversation is reframing them as intentional styling tools, which should push manufacturers toward better fabrics, cleaner fits and broader color ranges.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
And Altra has even branded its fits as Footshape, which expand in order through the label’s Racing Footshape, Standard Footshape and Original Footshape.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fits

Noun

The company said Cheerios and Ziploc receive hundreds of thousands of requests, comments and reactions annually about cereal packaging.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Designing antibodies against allergies Divergence Labs is developing a treatment that targets immunoglobulin E (IgE), an antibody involved in allergic reactions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of reactions

Noun

Eventually, the child will learn how to regulate emotions on their own, which requires you to step back a little—even during tantrums.

— Alex Vance, Parents, 25 Oct. 2026
Baby Dan tested the boundaries, Baby Dan defied his mother, Baby Dan threw tantrums and wouldn’t stop.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of tantrums

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