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blow out

VERB
demoralize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dampen daunt debilitate deject disconcert discourage dishearten disorganize dispirit disturb embarrass sap undermine unsettle upset weaken
STRONG
abash chill damp disarrange discountenance disorder disparage enfeeble jumble muddle nonplus rattle shake snarl unman unzip
WEAK
blow up get to psych out send up take apart take steam out unglue
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist calm comfort compose encourage hearten help inspirit order organize please soothe strengthen
STRONG
approve arrange clear up educate enlighten explain placate sanction
WEAK
boost make good moralize purify uplift
VERB
douse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deluge drown put out quench saturate smother snuff out soak splash submerge wet
STRONG
duck dunk immerse plunge slop slosh snuff sop souse spatter splatter steep submerse
WEAK
squench
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dehydrate dry start
VERB
extinguish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
douse quench smother snuff out stamp out suffocate
STRONG
choke drown out stifle trample
WEAK
blot out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
start
WEAK
light
VERB
put out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
douse snuff out
WEAK
out quench smother stamp out
Antonyms
WEAK
assuage help please start

Example Sentences

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Duke, the 2026 top overall seed, has a score of 38.90—meaning the Blue Devils would be expected to blow out a team by nearly 39 points over 100 possessions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

On Sunday, the bull market that began in October 2022 will officially blow out the candles on its third birthday cake.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

So I decided to blow out the tenets of my current kitchen triage — salt, acid, oregano — into a full-blown meal.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Is it a rite of passage now to blow out your arm?

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

He'd forgotten even to make a wish, and if he hadn’t been surprised he would have been able to blow out all six candles.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.