Synonyms for blowup
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Outburst
2. Explosion
3. Enlargement
Forms
- Plural
- blowups → outbursts, bursts, gushes, effusions…
Example sentences
- outburst She always has an emotional outburst when arguing.
- gush Uri Avnery founded the Gush Shalom movement in 1993.
- effusion "I am so glad that you have come," said he, shaking our hands with effusion.
- explosion The reporter covered the gas explosion in Shibuya.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| blowup | rising | |
| outburst | rising | |
| gush | rising | |
| effusion | rising | |
| ebullition | steady | |
| explosion | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gush1
- 5 letters
- burst1
- 8 letters
- outburst2, effusion
- 9 letters
- explosion3
- 10 letters
- detonation4, ebullition
- 11 letters
- enlargement3
- 13 letters
- magnification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (outburst2 = 2 syllables).