Thesaurus / blow up
FEEDBACK- erupt
- become angry
- become enraged
- go off the deep end
- hit the roof
- lose control
- lose temper
- rage
- rave
On this page you'll find 107 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to blow up, such as: fill, billow, bloat, distend, enlarge, and expand.
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How to use blow up in a sentence
Says positively must make trip to Bend & get cigarettes tomorrow or will blow up whole outfit.
CABIN FEVERB. M. BOWERJose sternly declined, and when Young Glory threatened to blow up the boats, he told him to do so.
YOUNG GLORY AND THE SPANISH CRUISERWALTER FENTON MOTTI grant you he wanted to blow up the 'Ouses of Parliament; but, if there was licensing bills in those days, I don't blame him.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 147, NOVEMBER 4, 1914VARIOUSThe next morning, when they awoke, they found that the wind had altered and was beginning to blow up from the southward.
THE RIVAL CAMPERSRUEL PERLEY SMITHWhat Bushnell did was to invent a boat that would move under water and might be made to blow up an enemy's ship.
STORIES OF OUR NAVAL HEROESVARIOUSWe don't want to blow up the old home-town; we only want to put the BSG out of business.
THE GREAT POTLATCH RIOTSALLEN KIM LANGThe left wing of the force will occupy the shrubbery; the right will push on and blow up the gate.
THE TALKING HORSEF. ANSTEYHow long do you expect him to look out for folks that don't appear to care whether they blow up or not?
THE BELTED SEASARTHUR COLTONUp another gangway enough cordite to blow up the whole of Liverpool was being gingerly carried in small cases.
THE RELIEF OF MAFEKINGFILSON YOUNGA wind strong enough to blow up the snow must always, I believe, prevent an ascent.
MOUNT EVEREST THE RECONNAISSANCE, 1921CHARLES KENNETH HOWARD-BURYWORDS RELATED TO BLOW UP
- acrimony
- animosity
- annoyance
- antagonism
- blow up
- cat fit
- chagrin
- choler
- conniption
- dander
- disapprobation
- displeasure
- distemper
- enmity
- exasperation
- fury
- gall
- hatred
- hissy fit
- huff
- ill humor
- ill temper
- impatience
- indignation
- infuriation
- irascibility
- ire
- irritability
- irritation
- miff
- outrage
- passion
- peevishness
- petulance
- pique
- rage
- rankling
- resentment
- slow burn
- soreness
- stew
- storm
- tantrum
- temper
- tiff
- umbrage
- vexation
- violence
- acerbate
- affront
- aggravate
- agitate
- annoy
- antagonize
- arouse
- bait
- blow up
- boil
- boil over
- bristle
- burn
- burn up
- chafe
- craze
- cross
- displease
- egg on
- embitter
- enrage
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- fret
- gall
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- goad
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- irritate
- lose one's temper
- madden
- make sore
- miff
- nettle
- offend
- outrage
- pique
- provoke
- raise hell
- rankle
- rant
- rave
- rile
- ruffle
- seethe
- steam up
- stew
- stir up
- tempt
- umbrage
- vex
- acerbating
- affronting
- aggravating
- agitating
- annoying
- antagonizing
- arousing
- baiting
- blowing up
- boiling
- boiling over
- bristling
- burning
- burning up
- chafing
- crazing
- crossing
- displeasing
- egg on
- embittering
- enraging
- exacerbating
- exasperating
- exciting
- fretting
- galling
- getting mad
- getting on one's nerves
- goading
- incensing
- inflaming
- infuriating
- irritating
- losing one's temper
- maddening
- making sore
- miffing
- nettling
- offending
- outraging
- piquing
- provoking
- raising hell
- rankling
- ranting
- raving
- riling
- ruffling
- seething
- steaming up
- stewing
- stirring up
- tempting
- umbraging
- vexing
- acrimony
- animosity
- annoyance
- antagonism
- blow up
- cat fit
- chagrin
- choler
- conniption
- dander
- disapprobation
- displeasure
- distemper
- enmity
- exasperation
- fury
- gall
- hatred
- hissy fit
- huff
- ill humor
- ill temper
- impatience
- indignation
- infuriation
- irascibility
- ire
- irritability
- irritation
- mad
- miff
- outrage
- passion
- peevishness
- petulance
- pique
- rage
- rankling
- resentment
- slow burn
- soreness
- stew
- storm
- tantrum
- temper
- tiff
- umbrage
- vexation
- violence
- acerbates
- affronts
- aggravates
- agitates
- annoys
- antagonizes
- arouses
- baits
- blows up
- boils
- boils over
- bristles
- burns
- burns up
- chafes
- crazes
- crosses
- displeases
- egg on
- embitters
- enrages
- exacerbates
- exasperates
- excites
- frets
- galls
- gets mad
- gets on one's nerves
- goads
- incenses
- inflames
- infuriates
- irritates
- loses one's temper
- maddens
- makes sore
- miffs
- nettles
- offends
- outrages
- piques
- provokes
- raises hell
- rankles
- rants
- raves
- riles
- ruffles
- seethes
- steams up
- stews
- stirs up
- tempts
- umbrages
- vexes
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.