FLARED (UP) Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

flared (up)

verb

past tense of flare (up)

as in angered

to become very angry naturally I flared up when he insulted me

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as in erupted

to develop suddenly and violently my allergies always flare up in the spring

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The ouster of Bela Bajaria from the role that Rice now occupies was messy, and angered many inside and outside of Netflix.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Cotham, previously a Democrat, switched parties in 2023, a move that gave the GOP a veto-proof supermajority in the state House and angered Democrats across North Carolina.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

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The Palisades and Eaton fires erupted on Zoë Ryan’s second day as director of the Hammer Museum at UCLA.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Fire erupted in the morning skies over Siberia on June 30, 1908, as an atmospheric explosion occurred that remains unmatched by any similar event in modern history.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of erupted

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The Broncos, at 4-11, flew back to Denver as a snowstorm snarled travel across the country.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
The prolonged war in Ukraine has also snarled global wheat trade through the Black Sea, compounding economic effects and undermining food security in vulnerable countries.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarled

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That's because after World War II, as suburbs exploded, cities across the country mandated bigger and bigger lot sizes for single-family homes only.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Stafford did just that, using his star receiver Puka Nacua, who exploded for 17 catches on 25 targets for 138 yards and a touchdown, to get into field goal range for kicker Harrison Mevis to try a 48-yard field goal for the win.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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There were big things in antiquity—the pyramids of Egypt and Mexico; the Colossus of Rhodes, which stood at two thirds the height of the Statue of Liberty until an earthquake snapped it at the knees in 226 BCE—but there weren’t many of them.

— Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
New York's Alexis Lafrenière had a six-game point streak snapped.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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