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Definitions

blow up

VERB

inflate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fill

WEAK

billow bloat distend enlarge expand inflate puff up pump up swell

Antonyms

WEAK

be calm deflate ignore let go let out shrink shrivel

VERB

explode

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast bomb burst detonate dynamite erupt go off rupture shatter

WEAK

mushroom

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mend

WEAK

be calm deflate ignore let go let out shrink shrivel

VERB

magnify importance

Synonyms

WEAK

enlarge exaggerate heighten overstate

Antonyms

WEAK

be calm deflate ignore let go let out shrink shrivel

VERB

burst with anger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erupt

WEAK

become angry become enraged go off the deep end hit the roof lose control lose temper rage rave

Antonyms

WEAK

be calm deflate ignore let go let out shrink shrivel

blow-up

NOUN

blast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burst crash detonation eruption explosion outbreak outburst volley

STRONG

bang discharge dynamite salvo

NOUN

detonation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ignition

STRONG

bang blast blowout boom discharge

NOUN

eruption

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast breakout burst explosion flare-up outbreak outburst

STRONG

access discharge flow gust sally venting vomiting

Antonyms

STRONG

trickle

VERB

embroider

Synonyms

STRONGEST

embellish

STRONG

aggrandize amplify color distend dramatize elaborate enhance enlarge expand falsify fudge heighten hyperbolize lie magnify overdo overemphasize overestimate overstate pad puff romanticize stretch

WEAK

build up make federal case make mountain out of molehill overelaborate overembellish play up spread on thick stretch the truth yeast

Antonyms

STRONG

abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease diminish lessen lower reduce shorten shrink simplify