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What is another word for
blew up
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To have made a quantity bigger
Past tense for to explode, or cause to explode, usually into pieces
Past tense for to rage or become very angry
Past tense for to arise or break out suddenly
Past tense for to magnify the importance or significance of
Past tense for to extol or praise effusively, and typically excessively
Past tense for to severely reprimand or criticize someone
Past tense for to demolish completely
Past tense for to be explosively angry
Past tense for to bombard with bombs or artillery
Past tense for to make (something) appear larger, typically by means of a (device with a) lens
Past tense for to cause to become angry
(
puff up
)
Past tense for to promote with exaggerated or false praise
Past tense for to burn with a sudden intensity
Past tense for to disprove a statement, theory or belief
Past tense for to become excitedly upset or angry
Past tense for to go, or cause to go, insane or as if insane
Past tense for to break up into small pieces as the result of impact
Past tense for to diminish the confidence or courage of
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Verb
▲
To have made a quantity bigger
increased
raised
enlarged
improved
incremented
boosted
enhanced
furthered
expanded
extended
proliferated
advanced
amplified
elevated
heightened
maximized
US
optimized
US
augmented
developed
enriched
inflated
progressed
strengthened
consolidated
magnified
multiplied
compounded
doubled
escalated
aggrandized
ameliorated
bettered
broadened
built
grew
lengthened
lifted
reinforced
upped
accelerated
added to
amassed
beefed up
built up
bumped up
cranked up
deepened
hiked up
inflamed
jacked up
reenforced
snowballed
spread
stepped up
swelled
tripled
widened
annexed
dilated
distended
fleshed out
marked up
mounted
padded
protracted
pumped up
ratcheted up
redoubled
sharpened
shot up
slapped on
supersized
supplemented
tacked on
upraised
upscaled
went up
added
drew out
elongated
followed up
hyped
made better
made bigger
made greater
made larger
maximised
UK
optimised
UK
parlayed
prolonged
pullulated
pumped
teemed
thickened
topped up
waxed
swoll
ballooned
puffed up
bloated
lift
mushroomed
puffed out
rose
burgeoned
bourgeoned
filled out
swelled up
stretched
straught
bulged
tumefied
billowed
filled
intensified
clomb
climbed
fattened
intumesced
rocketed
skyrocketed
developt
appreciated
soared
accumulated
spiralled
UK
spiraled
US
hiked
engorged
aerated
pyramided
became larger
got bigger
increased in size
exaggerated
surged
gained
puffed
bagged
arose
bellied
bulked
jumped
jacked
intensated
became distended
burst
spread out
bulged out
went through the roof
put up
piled up
filled with air
became bloated
rolled up
became bigger
burst forth
leaped up
filled up
blew out
stoked
swarmed
accrued
collected
ascended
accentuated
peaked
bilged
roused
sweetened
blew
ran up
amped up
jumped up
boomed
flourished
mounted up
scaled up
increased rapidly
became greater
went through the ceiling
got larger
rose rapidly
rose up
prospered
thrived
throve
billowed out
swelled out
bellied out
sprouted
luxuriated
embellished
exploded
detonated
brast
overstated
went off
grew rapidly
developed rapidly
sprang up
embroidered
overemphasized
US
hyperbolized
overplayed
dramatized
US
overdid
leaped
US
leapt
UK
got higher
exacerbated
surged up
plumped
pouched
elaborated
got stronger
picked up
became more powerful
protuberated
pooched
bunched
beetled
jumboized
overestimated
speeded up
aggravated
sped up
stacked up
upsized
made thicker
became thicker
made wider
became broader
made broader
made longer
became deeper
made deeper
became longer
grew larger
grew bigger
became wider
embiggened
protruded
projected
emphasized
US
bulked up
bolstered
upsurged
souped up
stuck out
pouted
became inflated
rounded out
welled up
jutted
became swollen
stood out
poked
overhung
exalted
stretched the truth
dramatised
UK
drove up
made a big thing out of
overemphasised
UK
blew up out of all proportion
touched up
emphasised
UK
blew something out of all proportion
grown
risen
clumb
blown up
bloomed
upgraded
hit the roof
fortified
blossomed
become larger
become more numerous
grown rapidly
gone up
gotten bigger
gone through the roof
propagated
cumulated
outspread
scaled
run up
gone through the ceiling
risen rapidly
opened
flowered
gathered
sprung
become louder
become bigger
buttressed
topped
dramatically increased
drastically increased
greatly increased
climbed sharply
opened out
increased exponentially
run riot
loudened
germinated
pulled
built on
became more numerous
spiked
shot
budded
unfolded
strained
thriven
matured
pervaded
worsened
vegetated
supplied
subsidized
US
put on a spurt
increased in scope
boosted up
pushed up
spread across
made worse
become wider
gone sky-high
pulled out of shape
subsidised
UK
spiraled upwards
flowed
spiralled upwards
put salt on the wound
spread like wildfire
spread like lightning
spread through
increased dramatically
pulled out
spread quickly
turned up
went sky-high
become loud
unfurled
wrought
worked
arisen
sprang
grown louder
grew louder
became louder
padded out
sprung up
swollen up
rose steeply
ran riot
risen steeply
highlighted
lightened
fermented
bred
nurtured
concentrated
shotten
uplifted
diversified
stroked
drew
drawn
crescendoed
diffused
sprawled
encouraged
fostered
gotten higher
stressed
fueled
fuelled
cultivated
metastasized
advertised
underlined
advertized
revitalized
US
zoomed
uprose
uprisen
become distended
succeeded
breadthened
inclined
mended
feed
fed
spurted
aggregated
manifolded
expatiated
vaulted
towered
escaladed
piggybacked
become thicker
broadened one's horizons
tagged on
bolded
got to
added fuel to the flames
drawn out
sent through the roof
come on
branched out
fanned out
started to be
blimped
stretched out
jazzed up
revitalised
UK
reached
welled
sent out shoots
increased suddenly
ramped up
emerged
made complex
kept burning
leavened
become broader
eked out
fattened up
grew in
opened up
fetched up
formed buds
increased in weight
rallied
became loud
circulated
caught the wind
become deeper
grown larger
turbocharged
swept
grown loud
grown in
rounded off
made intricate
developed buds
become bloated
poured
become large
grew loud
rained
developed quickly
piled
stoked up
made rise
heated up
become longer
bulked out
fanned the flames
rolled out
het up
goosed up
shored up
stocked up
overrun
extended operations
widened out
bucked up
enforced
overdone
stuffed
added fuel to fire
added fuel to the fire
added fuel to
grown stronger
grew stronger
grown quickly
grew quickly
went from bad to worse
gone from bad to worse
overran
aped up
taken off
took off
got taller
gotten taller
grew full
became large
gotten to
grown full
bursten
blown out
gone off
driven up
blown up out of all proportion
blown something out of all proportion
blown
grown bigger
grown greater
grew greater
done well
been successful
did well
rose in value
risen in value
were successful
was successful
came on
expounded
detailed
evolved
explicated
disentangled
worked up
played out
transitioned
enlivened
animated
awakened
panned out
gave substance to
finished
brought alive
more ❯
“Let's
blow up
some balloons for the party.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to explode, or cause to explode, usually into pieces
exploded
detonated
blew
burst
brast
blasted
popped
crumped
erupted
shattered
ignited
smashed
demolished
mushroomed
destroyed
bombed
dynamited
flattened
went off
went bang
went boom
burst apart
split
cracked
banged
ruptured
let go
burst out
set off
broke
brake
boomed
fulminated
went up
flew into pieces
punctured
combusted
disintegrated
discharged
fractured
flew open
broke up
burned up
went up in smoke
flew apart
went off with a bang
blew to pieces
burst open
put paid to
shot off
blew out
torpedoed
wrecked
snapt
snapped
va-voomed
triggered
blew away
touched off
fired off
razed to the ground
ruined
damaged
blew sky-high
triggered off
flamed up
sparked off
blew to kingdom come
flashed
took out
rumbled
blew to bits
broke open
busted open
powdered
broke down
fragmentized
scrunched
squished
splintered
broke to pieces
busted up
crunched
busted
broke to smithereens
broke into pieces
rived
crushed to smithereens
rove
pulverized
US
fragmented
made mincemeat of
crushed
trashed
smashed to smithereens
shivered
blew apart
pulverised
UK
squashed
pranged
broken
blown
bursten
riven
broken to pieces
broken down
blown apart
blown up
broken to smithereens
broken into pieces
broken up
dismembered
rent
rended
disrupted
fell to pieces
severed
divided
crumbled
separated
teared
smattered
imploded
crashed
collapsed
spalled
totalled
totaled
blown out
pashed
come apart
dashed
beat
pulled to pieces
made hash of
gone off
tumbled down
gone bang
torn
tore
split up
fallen apart
fell apart
fell to bits
fallen to bits
wasted
nuked
impaired
disunited
perforated
cleaved
eradicated
parted
annihilated
came apart
finished off
come to pieces
cracked open
cracked apart
smashed into smithereens
flown into pieces
caved in
come to dust
come apart at the seams
came to pieces
broken into tiny pieces
broke into tiny pieces
gone boom
physically broken
physically broke
broke into fragments
broken into fragments
gone off with a bang
flown apart
beaten
gone to pieces
went to pieces
gone to rack and ruin
went to rack and ruin
fallen down
fell down
came apart at the seams
came to dust
more ❯
“He goes over there alone with a suitcase full of dynamite, steps over the Canadian line, and makes a futile, foolish, absurd attempt to
blow up
the bridge.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to rage or become very angry
raged
fumed
seethed
sod
bristled
rankled
raved
erupted
hit the roof
saw red
lost it
went mad
blew a fuse
went berserk
went ape
went crazy
lost your temper
flared up
went wild
blew your top
blew a gasket
went bananas
went ballistic
lost control
went off the deep end
flew off the handle
had a fit
threw a fit
became enraged
got mad
foamed at the mouth
lost your rag
flipped out
ranted and raved
got angry
lost one's temper
went into a rage
breathed fire
frothed at the mouth
went up the wall
became angry
became furious
went into a fury
exploded
hit the ceiling
flipped your lid
burst a blood vessel
flipped
lost your cool
spit feathers
blew one's stack
stormed
freaked out
flew into a rage
steamed
sizzled
foamed
lost your head
went crackers
went through the roof
boiled over
got worked up
threw a wobbly
went spare
went postal
boiled
ranted
went non-linear
became very angry
wigged out
spat feathers
cracked up
angered
lost the plot
burnt
burned
blustered
threw a tantrum
spitted
began to rant and rave
got your dander up
spat
had a cow
got steamed up
smoldered
US
had a conniption fit
smouldered
UK
chafed
got hot under the collar
flipped one's wig
went crook
jumped up and down
got all steamed up
let off steam
blew
flew into a temper
fired up
boiled over with rage
flew into a passion
popped one's cork
lost one's mind
freaked
became irate
champed at the bit
simmered
chomped at the bit
got steamed up about
got hot
raised the roof
got carried away
blew one's cool
flared
sputtered
fulminated
went into orbit
bridled
went psycho
gnashed your teeth
went nuts
got in a rage
snapt
snapped
yelled
spluttered
scolded
tore into
snapped at
made a scene
worked oneself into sweat
had a tantrum
roared
looked daggers
fretted
screamed
became annoyed
het
heated up
became animated
het up
became impassioned
boiled with rage
became excited
grew vehement
heated
got excited
got annoyed
foamed at mouth
grew passionate
sodden
seen red
gone ballistic
blown a fuse
gone berserk
blown up
flown off the handle
gone off the deep end
gone up the wall
gotten worked up
gotten steamed up
gotten hot
become enraged
gone ape
thundered
gone mad
complained
become angry
blown a gasket
gotten angry
festered
gone crazy
gotten mad
blown your top
gone bananas
gone wild
gone into a rage
thrown a fit
glowered
blazed
spouted
huffed
stewed
broiled
harangued
shouted
bellowed
protested
yapped
become very angry
become impassioned
become annoyed
blown one's stack
gone psycho
sounded off
become furious
gone non-linear
shot off one's mouth
become animated
gone through the roof
gone crackers
become excited
gone spare
thrown a tantrum
gone into a fury
flown into a rage
torn into
grown passionate
grown vehement
gotten excited
gone into orbit
gone postal
thrown a wobbly
more ❯
“We were playing terribly, and it was obvious that our coach would
blow up
at the next time out.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to arise or break out suddenly
arose
emerged
erupted
broke out
boiled over
flared up
occurred suddenly
started suddenly
commenced suddenly
burst forth
exploded
began
started
blazed up
burst out
burst into
set in
happened
flamed
came to a head
ensued
became active
commenced
appeared
sprang up
occurred
began suddenly
embarked on
blown up
arisen
broken out
dawned
transpired
sprung
materialized
US
developed
originated
developt
actualized
formed
betided
betid
engendered
come to pass
come forth suddenly
come into existence
come off
come forth
come into being
materialised
UK
chanced
begun
sprang
befallen
befell
came into being
came to pass
broken
broke
came forth
brake
came into existence
came off
came forth suddenly
“A huge argument would suddenly
blow up
between the two patrons.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to magnify the importance or significance of
exaggerated
embellished
overstated
overemphasised
UK
overemphasized
US
amplified
inflated
magnified
embroidered
dramatised
UK
dramatized
US
heightened
puffed
emphasised
UK
emphasized
US
built up
played up
made a big thing out of
made a mountain out of a molehill
blew out of proportion
made too much of something
magnified importance
overdid
coloured
UK
colored
US
hyperbolized
overplayed
overestimated
put on
blew up out of all proportion
padded
overdrew
fudged
stretched
straught
overstressed
catastrophized
enhanced
aggrandized
laid it on thick
elaborated
expanded
enlarged
lay
lied
overrated
gilded
gilt
overembellished
made a production out of
made a production of
elaborated on
hamming up
made federal case
dressed up
touched up
drew the long bow
laid it on
falsified
varnished
romanticized
US
stretched the truth
jazzed up
exaggerated information
enlarged on
romanticised
UK
added detail to
added flesh to
fleshed out
overelaborated
made a federal case of
puffed up
pyramided
made a mountain out of
belaboured
UK
overdramatized
overused
belabored
US
overworked
overwrought
overvalued
made a big deal out of something
went overboard with
made a big thing of
overreached
went too far
made a thing about
overloaded
made a big thing about
hyped
piled on
made a thing of
laid it on with a trowel
went overboard
talked big
boosted
bragged
boasted
exalted
performed
misrepresented
misreported
fabricated
misquoted
hiked
emphasized too much
acted
lay on
sensationalized
US
made a performance of
laid on
executed
sensationalised
UK
showed
melodramatized
presented
expanded on
play-acted
produced
played on heartstrings
burlesqued
hammed it up
playacted
played to the gallery
staged
gave color to
played to gallery
splashed
overdone
overdrawn
blown up
blown up out of all proportion
drawn the long bow
distorted
overpitched
oversold
blown out of proportion
corrupted
caricatured
overexaggerated
augmented
spun
cooked up
piled it on
big upped
bigged up
added colour
filled out
laid it on with a shovel
shot a line
laid
made a drama out of a crisis
blown something out of all proportion
blew something out of all proportion
intensified
accentuated
maximized
US
overacted
upped
interlarded
detailed
expounded
scammed
romanced
bended
bent
accented
mugged
span
maximised
UK
stressed
evolved
developt
developed
strained
labored
US
laboured
UK
gone to extremes
went to extremes
explicated
pointed up
prettied up
loud talked
piled it on about
laid it on thick about
labored at
got carried away
dwelled on
hammed up
harped on
laid it on with a trowel about
drawn the longbow
drew the longbow
attached too much importance to
attached too much weight to
made a song and dance about
laid too much stress on
made a fuss
shown
blew up out of proportion
blown up out of proportion
gave details
given details
given color to
gone overboard with
given substance to
gave substance to
allowed too much for
gone overboard
gone over the top about
went on and on about
gone on and on about
went over the top about
gone too far
more ❯
“We don't need to
blow up
this matter any more than it needs to be.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to extol or praise effusively, and typically excessively
glorified
touted
trumpeted
ballyhooed
tub-thumped
cracked up
cried up
praised
big upped
bigged up
laid it on thick
piled it on
spoke well of
gave a puff to
talked up
puffed
boosted
gave a boost
blown up
lauded
extolled
acclaimed
applauded
saluted
hailed
honoured
UK
commended
honored
US
eulogized
US
celebrated
paid tribute to
cheered
eulogised
UK
emblazoned
panegyrized
accredited
exalted
admired
complimented
paid homage to
made much of
expressed admiration for
magnified
lionized
US
hymned
lionised
UK
raved about
toasted
congratulated
sang the praises of
sung the praises of
recommended
expressed approval of
handed it to
bigged something up
put on a pedestal
worshipped
UK
worshiped
US
venerated
revered
blessed
blest
flattered
resounded
heaped praise on
waxed lyrical about
aggrandized
reverenced
proclaimed
caroled
US
carolled
UK
spoke highly of
spoken highly of
stroked
rooted
welcomed
praised to the skies
heard it for
said nice things about
appreciated
idolized
US
clapt
clapped
adored
approved
commemorated
puffed up
cracked someone up
vaunted
idolised
UK
raved
built up
distinguished
approved of
spoken well of
threw bouquets at
thrown bouquets at
endorsed
supported
esteemed
encouraged
hurrahed
recognized
US
hurrayed
adulated
dignified
plugged
hero-worshipped
rooted for
put your hands together
publicised
UK
recognised
UK
publicized
US
pushed
felicitated
lift
ennobled
rhapsodized over
went into raptures about
gone into raptures about
deified
heralded
credited
whistled
rejoiced with
memorialised
UK
setted on a pedestal
went into raptures over
immortalised
UK
shouted
favoured
UK
sounded the praises of
paid respects
gushed about
memorialized
US
cited
sublimed
upheld
sanctioned
wished joy to
brought the house down
enthused about
raved over
apotheosized
held in awe
expressed delight over
belauded
bragged about
sang paeans to
lifted
favored
US
sung paeans to
sang
immortalized
US
signalised
UK
patted on back
haloed
transfigured
cheered on
looked on with favour
wished one well
hooted
paid respects to
signalized
US
hollered for
yelled
held in high regard
rhapsodized about
bestowed honour on
erected
made a fuss over
feted
gone into raptures over
rolled out the red carpet
given bouquet
enthused over
advocated
sungen
looked up to
upreared
taken one's hat off to
solemnized
US
shouted for
held in high esteem
took one's hat off to
sung
gushed over
wished happy returns
solemnised
UK
acknowledged
sounded off for
gave bouquet
affirmed
praised enthusiastically
expressed respect for
waxed lyrical
valued
made a fuss of
upholden
sang praises
sung praises
shown respect
showed respect
gave regards
given regards
gave a big cigar
given a big cigar
shown appreciation
given ovation
showed appreciation
gave ovation
sang praises of
sung praises of
taken off hat to
took off hat to
went on about
gone on about
went wild about
gone wild about
given a boost to
gave a boost to
rose to
given a big hand
showed appreciation of
gave a big hand
risen to
shown appreciation of
given kudos
gave a posy
gave kudos
given a posy
given approval
given it up for
given a bouquet
gave approval
gave it up for
gave a bouquet
given a boost
given a puff to
shown appreciation for
showed appreciation for
more ❯
“Packer has taken great pains to
blow up
the benefits of building casinos, but he is off the mark.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to severely reprimand or criticize someone
gave someone hell
admonished
chastised
rebuked
reprimanded severely
berated
castigated
chid
chided
pulled up
remonstrated with
reproached
reproved
scolded
upbraided
censured
criticised
UK
criticized
US
lambasted
lectured
took to task
told off
dressed down
rapped
bawled out
blasted
gave a talking-to
gave someone a telling-off
hauled over the coals
laced into
laid into
pitched into
ragged
carpeted
gave a rocket
gave someone a dressing-down
gave someone an earful
gave someone a roasting
gave someone a rollicking
keelhauled
rapped over the knuckles
read the riot act
ticked off
wigged
bollocked
called down
chewed out
came down hard on
gave someone a caning
let someone have it
rated
reamed out
gave someone a mouthful
gave someone a wigging
gave someone some stick
gave someone what for
had a go at
objurgated
reprehended
trimmed
gave someone a bollocking
gave someone a rating
tore off a strip
sent someone away with a flea in their ear
reprimanded
put on the mat
came down on
gave someone a row
rowed
slapped down
tore into
tongue-lashed
railed at
ranted at
railed against
basted
hammered
blamed
condemned
flayed
jawed
denounced
scored
raked over the coals
gave a piece of one's mind
chastened
jumped on
put down
called on the carpet
lit into
reamed
excoriated
railed
cautioned
slapped someone's wrist
strongly criticized
disciplined
yelled at
slapped on wrist
pummelled
UK
went on at
vituperated
tore a strip off
laid down the law
rapped on knuckles
found fault with
monished
brought to book
nagged
took to the woodshed
checked
reprobated
bit someone's head off
reviled
drew the line
talked to
gave a going over
told a thing or two
exprobrated
gave tongue-lashing
had words with
lashed
raked over coals
sorted out
spoke to
lowered the boom
sent someone away with a flea in his
lessoned
gave the dickens
skinned
denunciated
knocked
panned
dissed
flamed
bagged
gave someone a telling off
tore someone a new one
gave someone a dressing down
criticizes strongly
meted out punishment to
made an example of
picked on
tore down
taught a lesson
visited
attacked
ragged on
tore apart
jawboned
leaned on
sounded off
carped on
snapped someone's head off
trounced
went after
jumped down one's throat
climbed all over
fried
raked
ripped
opposed
zapped
preached
aspersed
vilified
had someone on the carpet
gave the business
abused
disparaged
cavilled
UK
kept after
slated
recriminated
jumped down someone's throat
threaped
expostulated
caviled
US
praught
taunted
spoke
counseled
US
gave someone stick
warned
counselled
UK
corrected
came down on like a ton of bricks
spake
pummeled
US
threw the book at
adjured
advised
torn into
given someone a bollocking
given a talking-to
torn a strip off
given someone a caning
blown up
come down on
given someone a row
given someone a wigging
taken to task
given someone a mouthful
given a rocket
given someone a dressing-down
given someone an earful
given someone a roasting
given someone a rollicking
given someone a telling-off
given someone hell
torn off a strip
given someone a rating
given someone what for
slammed
savaged
harangued
slagged off
belabored
US
fulminated against
belaboured
UK
bashed
trashed
inveighed against
scathed
decried
potshotted
cut up
arraigned
pilloried
roasted
assailed
given someone some stick
denigrated
ripped into
bad-mouthed
slashed
execrated
rubbished
crucified
maligned
run down
impugned
cast aspersions on
exprobated
hit out at
punished
blistered
deprecated
smeared
raved at
fulminated
scorched
slurred
anathematized
faulted
let fly at
derogated
criticizes severely
ranted
blew up at
blown up at
declaimed
skewered
inveighed
slandered
caned
deplored
curst
cursed
defamed
protested
accused
called over the coals
given a piece of one's mind
proscribed
calumniated
come down hard on
slagged
dispraised
slanged
ran down
pulled to pieces
sailed into
lashed out at
jumped all over
called to account
shouted at
insulted
raged
stormed
slighted
belittled
thundered
contemned
rollicked
hit
remonstrated
gone on at
animadverted
lammed into
set upon
traduced
scourged
minimized
US
discounted
libeled
US
libelled
UK
discredited
complained
waded into
fumed
shellacked
besmirched
twitted
persecuted
oppressed
ostracized
US
ostracised
UK
put away
mauled
hosed
minimised
UK
beat
whipped
cried down
beat up on
pulled apart
laid out
expressed disapproval of
found fault
objected to
thundered against
carped at
poured scorn on
disapproved of
vituperated against
kicked up a fuss about
kicked up a stink about
called out
cussed out
declaimed against
put up a fight against
cut down
let fly
put on the carpet
cut to the quick
taken to the woodshed
backbitten
backbit
slang
given something a bad press
gave something a bad press
spouted
animadverted on
lampooned
disapproved
penalized
US
vilipended
earbashed
depreciated
ridiculed
accosted
satirized
US
framed
rebuffed
scorned
incriminated
judged
cudgeled
US
struck
derided
slapped
cudgelled
UK
named
pronounced
adjudged
smothered
growled
riled
satirised
UK
attasked
moralised
UK
moralized
US
feruled
offended
sledged
dishonoured
UK
disgraced
dishonored
US
kicked
vociferated
harassed
imprecated
yapped
yelped
bawled
delivered a tirade to
rapped knuckles
raved
huffed
declared unfit
sent up
chewed
sounded off to
argued with
ranted and raved
rejected
pinned it on
hung something on
pointed finger at
laid at one's door
laid on
given someone a bad press
gave someone a bad press
sent up the river
charged
made a stand
challenged
dressed-down
penalised
UK
lashed out
injured
zinged
miscalled
tied into
objected
picked holes in
pointed the finger
called to task
taxed
complained of
mouthed off about
lay out
given a going over
drawn the line
worked over
had at
cracked down on
raged against
gave one hell
given one hell
taken issue with
took issue with
nitpicked about
prosecuted
stigmatized
US
criticized harshly
picked apart
looked askance
gone after
expostulated about
gotten after
got after
lashed into
made a protest to
dumped on
criticized hatefully
swore at
impeached
screamed at
expressed disapprobation
animadverted upon
protested strongly at
thought badly of
severely reprimanded
charged with
stigmatised
UK
made a fuss about
brought to account
complained about
remonstrated about
sworn at
showed up
complained vociferously about
bitten someone's head off
called names
stuck it to
gave some stick to
ranked on
kicked up
burned one's ears
made a stand against
disagreed violently with
come down on like a ton of bricks
spoken to
expressed disapprobation of
trash-talked
dragged over the coals
indicted
rapped someone the knuckles
given some stick to
kicked against
protested against
vociferated about
made a protest against
cavilled at
rapped across the knuckles
bagged on
rounded on
had words
opposed strongly
raised objections to
got on
complained bitterly about
hitten
stricken
hat
spoken
chewn
taken apart
took apart
lay on
gave comeuppance
given comeuppance
beaten
blown whistle on
blew whistle on
torn to pieces
tore to pieces
barked at
spoken out
spoke out
gave a tongue-lashing
given a tongue-lashing
rid
rode
ridden
thrown the book at
gave the devil
given the devil
taken disciplinary action against
took disciplinary action against
thrown brickbats at
threw brickbats at
torn down
criticized strongly
given tongue-lashing
given the business
torn apart
given someone a carpeting
gave someone a carpeting
ate out
eaten out
taken down
took down
went on about
gone on about
given the dickens
given going-over
gave piece of mind
given piece of mind
gave going-over
taken down a peg
given a hard time
took down a peg
gave a hard time
gotten on
given someone stick
gave a bad press to
given a bad press to
gave flak to
given flak to
given someone a dressing down
given someone a telling off
torn someone a new one
taken great exception to
took a stand against
spoke out against
spoken out against
took great exception to
taken a stand against
blown off
blew off
gave a black eye
done a number on
given a black eye
did a number on
taken a stand
took a stand
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to demolish completely
leveled
US
levelled
UK
demolished
destroyed
razed
bulldozed
wrecked
devastated
gutted
pulled down
tore down
bombed
dismantled
unbuilt
laid waste
obliterated
pulverised
UK
pulverized
US
wiped out
broke up
razed to the ground
ruined
wasted
blew to bits
laid waste to
smashed
totalled
totaled
desolated
decimated
shattered
creamed
vaporized
US
vaporised
UK
annihilated
trashed
wracked
ravaged
torpedoed
nuked
crushed
blasted
broke
brake
knocked down
blew to pieces
rubbed out
toppled
fell
felled
sank
extinguished
exploded
dashed
burst
took out
reduced to ruins
put paid to
brought down
put the kibosh on
did in
flattened
took apart
knocked to pieces
got rid of
took care of
wiped from the face of the earth
brought to ruin
eliminated
incinerated
blew
blighted
impaired
nixed
scotched
scuppered
banjaxed
overturned
brast
popped
dished
queered
disabled
rattled
did for
brought to naught
brought to nought
wreaked havoc with
blew a hole in
wracked up
spoilt
UK
spoiled
US
dynamited
crashed
smote
smit
scourged
took
ravished
broke down
spoliated
mutilated
marauded
overcame
maimed
blew sky-high
messed up
blown up
torn down
done in
desecrated
eradicated
erased
exterminated
expunged
extirpated
effaced
despoiled
abolished
left in ruins
liquidated
overwhelmed
quashed
removed
wiped off the map
wreaked havoc on
canceled
US
cancelled
UK
left desolate
stamped out
snuffed out
killed
upset
damaged
devoured
marred
sabotaged
dilapidated
defeated
broken
wiped off the face of the earth
put out of commission
broken up
zapped
pillaged
sacked
depredated
reduced
destructed
ruinated
blotted out
wrought havoc on
wrought havoc
laid in ruins
prostrated
trampled
plundered
undone
undid
slaughtered
deleted
beat
massacred
disrupted
battered
mangled
injured
defaced
botched
busted
cast down
finished off
rooted out
blacked out
swept away
cleaned up
taken out
put down
made a mess of
loused up
damaged beyond repair
put out of action
cut a swath through
cut down
fouled up
reduced to rubble
blown
sunken
sunk
blown a hole in
done for
taken apart
wrote off
written off
excised
subverted
ended
squashed
ransacked
unmade
scattered
raided
terminated
disassembled
suppressed
benothinged
checked
vandalized
US
struck
burnt
burned
lowered
banished
butchered
overkilled
dispatched
executed
wiped
mowed down
shipwrecked
overthrew
overthrown
raped
pranged
tumbled
struck out
disfigured
mullered
wiped off
taken down
took down
snuffed
crippled
smashed up
undermined
vandalised
UK
defiled
euchred
bodged
poisoned
cruelled
scrubbed out
broken down
tore up
teared up
scratched out
depleted
overcome
messed
ripped down
made desolate
did away with
done away with
laid low
run onto the rocks
cleaned out
reduced to nothing
committed genocide
wreaked havoc upon
blown to pieces
screwed up
cracked up
dashed to pieces
piled up
brought to nothing
brought about the downfall of
killed off
blown to bits
beaten
bursten
stricken
blew down
blown down
burned away
burnt away
lay low
threw down
thrown down
smited
taken
smitten
blew away
blown away
ran onto the rocks
gotten rid of
took away
taken away
torn to pieces
tore to pieces
blown sky-high
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to be explosively angry
flipped one's wig
flipped
blew a gasket
went bananas
went off the deep end
blew your top
flipped your lid
blew one's cool
flipped out
hit the ceiling
popped one's cork
wigged out
flared up
blown up
blown a gasket
gone bananas
gone off the deep end
blown your top
blown one's cool
lost your cool
lost it
hit the roof
freaked out
lost one's mind
lost control of oneself
went ape
blown one's stack
lost your rag
gone crazy
blew one's stack
cracked up
gone ape
freaked
lost one's temper
went crazy
got into a tizzy
gotten into a tizzy
went bonkers
gone off one's rocker
flown off the handle
blew your mind
went psycho
gone nuts
gone mental
flew off the handle
gone off the wall
went daffy
gone wacko
gone buggy
went ballistic
went batty
gone cuckoo
gone off
went off the wall
went buggy
gone psycho
gone nutty
went loco
gone daffy
gone loony
went kooky
went cuckoo
went off
went nutty
gone berserk
went mental
gone haywire
gone wacky
blown your mind
went off one's rocker
gone batty
went haywire
went nuts
went berserk
went loony
went wacky
gone loco
gone bonkers
gone kooky
gone ballistic
went wacko
Verb
▲
Past tense for to bombard with bombs or artillery
bombed
bombarded
blitzed
shelled
cannonaded
torpedoed
attacked
strafed
battered
assaulted
blasted
pounded
barraged
leveled
US
levelled
UK
flattened
raided
raked
napalmed
pranged
blew to bits
opened fire on
blew sky-high
dropped bombs on
fired upon
rained destruction
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make (something) appear larger, typically by means of a (device with a) lens
magnified
zoomed
focused
focussed
zoomed in
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cause to become angry
angered
enraged
annoyed
incensed
infuriated
provoked
galled
irritated
maddened
exasperated
vexed
vext
displeased
piqued
riled
aggravated
antagonised
UK
antagonized
US
inflamed
nettled
outraged
irked
excited
offended
ruffled
fretted
hassled
miffed
peeved
put out
affronted
agitated
bugged
narked
needled
bristled
drove crazy
drove mad
enflamed
gravelled
UK
graveled
US
ired
madded
rankled
roiled
ticked off
burned up
chafed
crossed
empurpled
goaded
grilled
acerbated
aroused
baited
boiled
burned
burnt
crazed
embittered
exacerbated
rubbed up the wrong way
steamed up
drove up the wall
got at
got someone
teed off
egged on
got across
got on your nerves
got your back up
hacked off
raised hell
stirred up
wound up
got in your hair
got your dander up
gave someone the pip
lost one's temper
made someone see red
made sore
made your blood boil
put your back up
got on one's nerves
got on your wick
got under your skin
got up someone's nose
got your goat
made somebody's hackles rise
rattled someone's cage
ruffled one's feathers
Verb
▲
(
puff up
)
Past tense for to promote with exaggerated or false praise
puffed
promoted
advertised
advertized
publicised
UK
publicized
US
hyped
plugged
pushed
commended
endorsed
recommended
merchandised
overpraised
praised
ballyhooed
built
cried
bigged up
big upped
cracked up
gave publicity to
hyped up
beat the drum for
gave a puff to
put in a good word
Verb
▲
Past tense for to burn with a sudden intensity
flared
burned
burnt
flamed
ignited
combusted
incinerated
smoldered
US
blazed
enflamed
kindled
enkindled
lit
lighted
smouldered
UK
fired
torched
exploded
fumed
inflamed
burned violently
burned up
fired up
burned unsteadily
burst out
flared up
went off
set on fire
put a match to
set fire to
put match to
set alight
set a match to
burst into flames
detonated
fanned the flames of
caught fire
caught light
setted burning
started up
went up in flames
took fire
touched off
burnt up
blown up
gone off
set light to
glowed
scorched
burst into flame
set fire
carbonized
US
toasted
carbonised
UK
roasted
sparked
started
smoked
conflagrated
rekindled
het
withered
baked
heated
consumed
cremated
parched
broiled
gutted
melted
destroyed by fire
lit up
burned to a crisp
burnt to a crisp
singed
reduced to ashes
charred
burned off
gotten going
got going
molt
US
molten
baken
book
went up
burned down
burnt down
gone up in smoke
burned to the ground
burnt to the ground
burnt away
burned away
gone up in flames
went up in smoke
gone up
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to disprove a statement, theory or belief
exploded
disproved
refuted
discredited
invalidated
belied
debunked
repudiated
negated
denied
gainsaid
punctured
rebutted
contradicted
controverted
exposed
quashed
confuted
demolished
nullified
ridiculed
challenged
deflated
discarded
negatived
shot down
picked holes in
proved impossible
put paid to
shot full of holes
cut down to size
shot down in flames
blew sky-high
knocked the bottom out of
proved wrong
drove a coach and horses through
gave the lie to
blew out of the water
set aside
confounded
disconfirmed
falsified
broke
brake
overthrew
contravened
impugned
overturned
busted
traversed
weakened
made a nonsense of
threw out
knocked bottom out of
poked holes in
knocked props out
called into question
blew sky high
proved false
tore down
showed to be false
found unfounded
shot holes in
disproven
blown sky-high
blown up
proven wrong
driven a coach and horses through
given the lie to
blown out of the water
proved to be false
countered
disaffirmed
proven false
disavowed
disowned
disclaimed
shown to be false
disallowed
opposed
destroyed
disagreed
disputed
contested
rejected
crossed
broken
undermined
overthrown
silenced
defeated
disagreed with
declared untrue
dissented from
put under suspicion
shut up
poked full of holes
put an end to
cast doubt on
put down
blown sky high
resisted
argued
fought
debated
withstood
humbled
discounted
combatted
combated
queried
questioned
compromised
squelched
annihilated
naysaid
counterbalanced
deceived
flattened
doubted
disbelieved
oppugned
retracted
rebuffed
disacknowledged
recanted
backpedalled
UK
backpedaled
US
withsaid
spurned
pricked
reduced
ruined
eroded
argued with
brushed aside
proved to be wrong
brought to naught
conflicted with
subverted
not bought
knocked props from under
knocked bottom out
vanquished
run counter to
pooh-poohed
raised doubts about
foughten
flown in the face of
flew in the face of
rendered meaningless
ran counter to
gone against
went against
showed in its true light
shown in its true light
taken exception to
took back
taken back
took exception to
thrown out
torn down
shown to be wrong
showed to be wrong
took wind out of sails
taken down a peg
took down a peg
taken wind out of sails
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to become excitedly upset or angry
bristled
fumed
seethed
sod
raged
stormed
boiled
spitted
spat
bridled
flared
objected
recoiled
resented
resent
ruffled
swelled
swoll
saw red
went ballistic
flared up
got angry
wigged out
became indignant
drew oneself up
took umbrage
reared up
took offense
took offence
became annoyed
became infuriated
boiled over
became upset
got your dander up
got your hackles up
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Past tense for to go, or cause to go, insane or as if insane
cracked
crazed
deranged
unhinged
flipped
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locoed
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blew your mind
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Past tense for to break up into small pieces as the result of impact
disintegrated
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brake
shattered
fragmented
fractured
crumbled
split
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splintered
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rived
rove
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took apart
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turned to dust
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Past tense for to diminish the confidence or courage of
demoralised
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demoralized
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discouraged
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depressed
dejected
daunted
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upset
unnerved
chilled
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shook
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abashed
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disturbed
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subdued
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undermined
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disconcerted
unsettled
rattled
devitalized
disparaged
enfeebled
disempowered
crippled
disarranged
discountenanced
disordered
embarrassed
muddled
nonplussed
cast down
knocked for six
knocked sideways
knocked the stuffing out of
psyched out
brought low
got to
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