blowing up
Inflating with air
Blowing up covers a range of meanings unified by rapid expansion or destruction.
In its most literal sense, it means to explode or cause to explode: The building blew up at dawn.
It also means to inflate something like a balloon or air mattress.
If someone blows up, they suddenly lose their temper.
In contemporary slang, blowing up describes sudden fame or viral success: That song is blowing up on TikTok.
You can also blow up a photo by enlarging it.
Cause to explode
- bombExplosive device or disaster
- blastSudden forceful burst
- explodeBurst with sudden force
- dynamitePowerful blasting compound
demolition · combust · ignite · fireball · shrapnel · detonator · TNT · grenade
Intense, violent anger
- furiousExtremely angry
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
- fumingExtremely angry, visibly so
snap · outburst · explode · flip out · lose it · meltdown · tirade · tantrum
Inflatable rubber sac
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- swellIncrease in size
- inflateFill with gas
distend · bloat · expand · puff · billow · buoyant · tire · inner tube
Currently gaining widespread attention
- buzzContinuous low drone
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- famePublic recognition, widespread
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
skyrocket · overnight success · go viral · breakout · mainstream · celebrity · influencer · famous
Increase perceived size
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- scale upIncrease proportionally
- resizeChange an object's dimensions
- enlargeIncrease in size
poster · print · photograph · projection · crop · enhance · pixel · resolution
detonate
Cause to explode
dynamite · demolition · combust · ignite · fireball · shrapnel · detonator · TNT · grenade · kaboom
rage
Intense, violent anger
fuming · snap · outburst · explode · flip out · lose it · meltdown · tirade · tantrum · rant
balloon
Inflatable rubber sac
inflate · distend · bloat · expand · puff · billow · buoyant · tire · inner tube · airbed
trending
Currently gaining widespread attention
hype · skyrocket · overnight success · go viral · breakout · mainstream · celebrity · influencer · famous · stardom
magnify
Increase perceived size
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- scale upIncrease proportionally
- resizeChange an object's dimensions
enlarge · poster · print · photograph · projection · crop · enhance · pixel · resolution · detail
- destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
- emotional outburstsmeltdown, outburst, tantrum, temper tantrum, angry outburst
- exaggerationhyperbole, overstatement, exaggeration, magnification, amplification
- extreme reactionsfreakout, meltdown, hysteria, panic, outrage
- Internet Fameviral star, influencer, YouTuber, TikToker, streamer
- Popularitypopular, fame, famous, trending, viral
blowing upimploding
Collapsing violently inward
caving in · contracting · compressing · shrinking · crumpling
blowing updeflating
Releasing contained gas
emptying · flattening · collapsing · puncturing · shrinking
blowing upkeeping cool
calming down · chilling out · holding it together · de-escalating · bottling up
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