Need another word that means the same as “bombard”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “bombard” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Bombard” are: bomb, pelt, barrage, shell, torpedo, pound, blitz, strafe, pepper, fire at, fire on, inundate, swamp, flood, deluge, snow under, bombardon
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bombard” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| bombardon | A bass tuba. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bombard” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| barrage | Address with continuously or persistently as if with a barrage. The speaker was barraged by an angry audience. |
| blitz | Attack or seriously damage a place in a blitz. She blitzed her own world record in the 400m freestyle. |
| bomb | Attack a place or object with a bomb or bombs. They bombed the city at dawn. |
| deluge | Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid. Caravans were deluged by the heavy rains. |
| fire at | Cause to go off. |
| fire on | Bake in a kiln so as to harden. |
| flood | Cover or submerge an area with water in a flood. The swollen river flooded the village. |
| inundate | Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. We ve been inundated with complaints from listeners. |
| pelt | Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile. Two boys pelted him with rotten apples. |
| pepper | Add pepper to. His car was peppered with bullets. |
| pound | Place or shut up in a pound. Pound the cows so they don t stray. |
| shell | Look for and collect shells by the seashore. He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning. |
| snow under | Conceal one’s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end. |
| strafe | Attack repeatedly with bombs or machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft. Military aircraft strafed the village. |
| swamp | Overwhelm with an excessive amount of something; inundate. A huge wave swamped the canoes. |
| torpedo | Attack or sink a ship with a torpedo or torpedoes. Fighting between the militias torpedoed peace talks. |
| arm | The part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person. The arm of the record player. |
| artillery | An army unit that uses big guns. Tanks and heavy artillery. |
| assail | Attack in speech or writing. He assailed a group of editors for their alleged excesses. |
| blast | An explosion (as of dynamite. Fowler was blasted with an air rifle. |
| bomb | Attack a place or object with a bomb or bombs. A bomb attack. |
| bombardier | A rank of non-commissioned officer in certain artillery regiments, equivalent to corporal. |
| bomber | A bomber jacket. Manny hand rolled a couple of bombers. |
| burst | Burst outward usually with noise. The mortar bursts were further away than before. |
| cannon | Make a cannon shot. The gunships blasted arms depots with 105 mm cannon fire and rockets. |
| detonate | Explode or cause to explode. Two other bombs failed to detonate. |
| detonation | The action of causing a bomb or explosive device to explode. She was in a control building at the time of detonation. |
| explode | Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval. The enemy exploded the bridge. |
| explosion | The noise caused by an explosion. An explosion of rage. |
| explosive | (of a vocal sound) produced with a sharp release of air. An explosive issue. |
| fighter | A person who does not easily admit defeat in spite of difficulties or opposition. There ll be months of physiotherapy but medical staff say she s a fighter. |
| firing | The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy. The colours had suffered in the firing and were dull from overheating. |
| flak | Strong criticism. He has been getting flak from certain quarters lately for pointing this out. |
| gun | A person who shoots a gun as regards their ability. The boom of the one o clock gun echoed across the river. |
| gunner | (in the British army) an artillery soldier (used especially as an official term for a private). |
| implode | Collapse or cause to collapse violently inwards. The bottle imploded. |
| missile | An object which is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon. One of the players was hit on the head by a missile thrown by a spectator. |
| musket | A muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen. A volley of musket fire. |
| nuclear | Denoting relating to or powered by the energy released in nuclear fission or fusion. Nuclear weapons. |
| ordnance | A branch of government service dealing especially with military stores and materials. The ordnance corps. |
| rifle | Troops armed with rifles. There are four basic ways to rifle a gun barrel. |
| salvo | A sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts. There was a salvo of approval. |
| shot | Sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put. Paul tried one last shot You realize what you want will cost more money. |
| tank | Treat in a tank. The trucks all had a full tank of gasoline. |
| war | A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply. Small states warred against each another. |
| weapon | Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting. He used all his conversational weapons. |
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