Synonyms for blow-up
Most common
kill max out knock over puff out pad inflate blow one's stack go supernova
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Explode — to overwhelm through unexpectedly high demand, activity, usage, traffic volume, etc
explode, take out, burst, knock over, take down, puff out, max out, break, kill, go ballistic, overload, deadlock
2. Inflate — to inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up
inflate, puff up, expand, puff, enlarge, pad, magnify, dramatize, dramatise UK, bloat, aggrandize, aggrandise UK, embellish, amplify, lard, embroider
3. Blow one's stack
blow one's stack, blow a fuse, flip one's wig informal, hit the ceiling, throw a fit, hit the roof, have a fit, lose one's temper, flip the lid, have kittens, combust
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to puff up.
to blow someone up with flattery
- v. 2
To overwhelm through unexpectedly high demand, activity, usage, traffic volume, etc.
- v. 3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blow, up.
See if you can blow the bubbles up the staircase.
Related words
- Phrases
- blow-up doll
- Other spellings
- blow up
Example sentences
- kill He tried to kill himself because he lost her love.
- pad The doctor forgot his prescription pad in his car.
- inflate Ziri struggled to inflate the balloon.
By length
- 3 letters
- pad1
- 4 letters
- kill1, bomb1, puff1, lard1
- 5 letters
- break1, burst1, bloat1
- 6 letters
- expand2, kindle2
- 7 letters
- explode2, enlarge2, amplify3, inflate2, magnify3, combust2
- 8 letters
- overload3, deadlock2, detonate3
- 9 letters
- embellish3, dramatize3, embroider3, dramatise
- 10 letters
- aggrandize3, aggrandise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (expand2 = 2 syllables).