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Synonyms for blow up
blow up
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Princeton's WordNet
explode, detonate, blow up, set offverb
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
Synonyms:
go ballistic, puff out, detonate, trip, offset, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, incite, puff up, take off, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, trigger off, activate, part, flip one's lid, combust, trigger, blow one's stack, bring out, break loose, magnify, expand, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, irrupt, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, start, spark off, instigate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, burst forth, spark, inflate, touch off, aggrandize, depart, start out, set forth, burst, actuate, dramatize, stir up, cancel, set outAntonyms:
reduce, scale downblow up, enlarge, magnifyverb
make large
"blow up an image"
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go ballistic, lucubrate, expatiate, puff out, exposit, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, expound, flesh out, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, combust, flip one's lid, magnify, expand, dilate, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, overstate, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, exaggerate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, elaborate, inflate, aggrandize, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, dramatize, blow one's stackAntonyms:
scale down, reduceflip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballisticverb
get very angry and fly into a rage
"The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
Synonyms:
go ballistic, puff out, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, ignite, embroider, puff up, erupt, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, conflagrate, combust, flip one's lid, burn, magnify, expand, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, inflate, take fire, aggrandize, dramatize, catch fire, blow one's stackAntonyms:
scale down, reduceembroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatiseverb
add details to
Synonyms:
broider, go ballistic, decorate, puff out, detonate, adopt, trudge, have kittens, ornament, slog, embroider, deck, fill out, inflate, puff, lose one's temper, beautify, hit the roof, explode, plod, combust, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, magnify, expand, prettify, amplify, adorn, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, footslog, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, tramp, grace, throw a fit, aggrandize, bolster, dramatize, blow one's stack, fancify, puff upAntonyms:
scale down, reducedetonate, explode, blow upverb
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"
"The Molotov cocktail exploded"
Synonyms:
go ballistic, puff out, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, flip one's lid, combust, blow one's stack, break loose, magnify, expand, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, irrupt, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, burst forth, inflate, aggrandize, burst, dramatizeAntonyms:
reduce, scale downinflate, blow up, expand, amplifyverb
exaggerate or make bigger
"The charges were inflated"
Synonyms:
balloon, go ballistic, lucubrate, expatiate, puff out, exposit, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, expound, flesh out, inflate, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, boom, extend, combust, spread out, flip one's lid, magnify, dilate, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, overstate, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, flourish, exaggerate, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, elaborate, thrive, expand, aggrandize, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, dramatize, blow one's stackAntonyms:
reduce, scale downinflate, blow upverb
fill with gas or air
"inflate a balloons"
Synonyms:
balloon, go ballistic, puff out, detonate, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, puff up, inflate, puff, hit the roof, explode, throw a fit, combust, flip one's lid, magnify, amplify, pad, embellish, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, enlarge, billow, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, expand, aggrandize, dramatize, blow one's stackAntonyms:
scale down, reducepuff, puff up, blow up, puff outverb
to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs"
"puffed out chests"
Synonyms:
embellish, draw, heave, puff out, puff up, chuff, have kittens, flip one's wig, embroider, whiff, drag, detonate, puff, hit the roof, explode, huff, combust, flip one's lid, magnify, expand, amplify, pad, go ballistic, lard, fly off the handle, set off, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, enlarge, hit the ceiling, gasp, aggrandise, have a fit, dramatise, inflate, throw a fit, pant, aggrandize, dramatize, blow one's stack, swellAntonyms:
reduce, scale down
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
blow up
Synonyms:
[Active.] inflate, fill with airblow up
Synonyms:
burst, scatter by explosion, cause to explodeblow up
Synonyms:
kindleblow up
Synonyms:
(Low.) scold, rate, berate, chide, reprimand, censure, reprove, blame, scold atblow up
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[Neuter.] explode, burst, be scattered by explosion
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#207 | part | |
#474 | start | |
#1706 | trip | |
#2479 | enlarge | |
#3129 | expand | |
#3350 | draw | |
#3439 | cancel | |
#4043 | grace | |
#4329 | deck | |
#4532 | extend | |
#4915 | burn | |
#5030 | pad | |
#5179 | offset | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#6613 | drag | |
#6906 | trigger | |
#7386 | boom | |
#8246 | balloon | |
#9876 | burst | |
#10049 | activate | |
#10105 | depart | |
#10274 | spark | |
#13066 | elaborate | |
#13474 | pant | |
#13687 | ornament | |
#16522 | swell | |
#17105 | decorate | |
#18108 | puff | |
#18201 | explode | |
#18549 | thrive | |
#23713 | flourish | |
#25040 | tramp | |
#25153 | bolster | |
#25392 | gasp | |
#26111 | huff | |
#27242 | ignite | |
#29947 | magnify | |
#33849 | actuate | |
#36507 | amplify | |
#38823 | inflate | |
#41179 | adorn | |
#42683 | incite | |
#43382 | lard | |
#52027 | exaggerate | |
#53129 | erupt | |
#53507 | heave | |
#59480 | whiff | |
#62791 | slog | |
#63516 | beautify | |
#65818 | embellish | |
#69319 | detonate | |
#73071 | overstate | |
#75307 | expound | |
#76428 | instigate | |
#83704 | embroider | |
#84676 | dilate | |
#99967 | plod | |
#108612 | trudge | |
#115292 | dramatize | |
#119460 | combust | |
#146716 | billow | |
#237497 | overdraw | |
#285764 | aggrandize | |
#315838 | chuff |
How to use blow up in a sentence?
It’s not an original thought. People had that thought at the time, japanese pilots during WWII, same idea. There are very few absolutely new ideas. The difference with ‘Star Wars’ is because it was a film, Han Solo gets to fly away. He doesn’t blow up his own plane. He just blows up the Death Star.
Save your breath ... you're gonna need it later to blow up your date.
There is something suspicious for( the report) to come in July 22... and then for it to blow up. There is something suspicious. Even though this is a seven-year issue. Seven years, for God's sake, there's something that's unexplainable, the timing of this.
Sometimes we describe it as running a golf cart into a great pyramid or something like that, but for Dimorphos, this really is about asteroid deflection, not disruption. This isn't going to blow up the asteroid ; it isn't going to put it into lots of pieces.
If I don’t get my bag back, it’s going to blow up!
Translations for blow up
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- explodieren, aufblasen, sprengen, vergrößernGerman
- ανατινάζωGreek
- faire sauter, gonflerFrench
- gonfiareItalian
- 拡大する, 爆破Japanese
- wysadzać, wybuchaćPolish
- encher, ampliar, explodirPortuguese
- взорвать, надувать, взорваться, надуть, взрывать, взрыватьсяRussian
- blåsa upp, förstora, spränga, exploderaSwedish
- havaya uçurmak, büyütmek, havaya uçmak, şişirmekTurkish
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