blows up
Loses temper violently
Blows up covers several kinds of sudden expansion or intensification.
Something blows up when it explodes or is destroyed by an explosion: The car blew up on impact.
To blow something up is also to inflate it: blow up a balloon.
A photograph blown up is enlarged.
A person who blows up loses their temper suddenly: She blew up at him over nothing.
More recently, to blow up means to gain sudden popularity or viral attention: That video blew up overnight.
Causes to explode
- eruptsViolently discharges material
- burstsBreaks open suddenly
- blastsSudden violent bursts
- combustsCatches fire rapidly
ignites · ruptures · shatters · fragments · disintegrates · obliterates · annihilates · demolishes
Suddenly becomes enraged
- explodesBursts apart violently
- eruptsViolently discharges material
- snapsQuick fasteners or photos
- freaks outReacts with extreme alarm
flies off the handle · goes ballistic · sees red · fumes · seethes · yells · screams · outburst
Inflatable rubber sac
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- inflateFill with gas
- expandIncrease in size
swell · puff · billow · bulge · distend · bloat · fill · pressurize
Increases in strength
- worsensBecomes less favorable
- exacerbatesMakes more severe
- aggravatesMakes more severe
- amplifiesIncreases strength or volume
heightens · snowballs · spirals · accelerates · compounds · magnifies · multiplies · proliferates
Prevailing directions of change
- spreadsDistributes over area
- popularityMass public favor
- famePublic recognition, widespread
- overnight successRapid rise to fame
goes viral · internet · social media · shares · likes · views · followers · sensation
detonates
Causes to explode
combusts · ignites · ruptures · shatters · fragments · disintegrates · obliterates · annihilates · demolishes · destroys
loses it
Suddenly becomes enraged
freaks out · flies off the handle · goes ballistic · sees red · fumes · seethes · yells · screams · outburst · tantrum
balloon
Inflatable rubber sac
expand · swell · puff · billow · bulge · distend · bloat · fill · pressurize · tire
intensifies
Increases in strength
- worsensBecomes less favorable
- exacerbatesMakes more severe
- aggravatesMakes more severe
amplifies · heightens · snowballs · spirals · accelerates · compounds · magnifies · multiplies · proliferates · surges
trends
Prevailing directions of change
- spreadsDistributes over area
- popularityMass public favor
- famePublic recognition, widespread
overnight success · goes viral · internet · social media · shares · likes · views · followers · sensation · phenomenon
- losing itloses it, snaps, freaks out, flips out, goes crazy
- outburstsoutburst, burst, eruption, tantrum, meltdown
blows upimplodes
Collapses violently inward
holds together · defuses · disarms · stabilizes · erodes
blows upbites tongue
chills out · suppresses · bottles up · keeps it together · holds it together
blow, update, blown, uphold, blow up, blowing, uptown, blows, upload