Need another word that means the same as “boom”? Find 31 synonyms and 30 related words for “boom” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Boom” are: microphone boom, roar, roaring, thunder, bonanza, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall, reverberation, resonance, din, blast, nail, smash, expand, flourish, thrive, boom out, reverberate, resound, resonate, bellow, shout, bawl, yell, bark
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “boom” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| bonanza | A situation which creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits. The festive feature film bonanza. |
| bunce | Money or profit gained by someone. They can turn their hand to many jobs as long as there s a bit of bunce in it. |
| godsend | A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money. These information packs are a godsend to schools. |
| gold rush | Great wealth–Ben Jonson. |
| gravy | The fat and juices exuding from meat during cooking. |
| manna from heaven | The abode of God and the angels. |
| microphone boom | Device for converting sound waves into electrical energy. |
| resonance | Having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant. The concepts lose their emotional resonance. |
| reverberation | A continuing effect; a repercussion. The attack has had reverberations around the world. |
| roar | A loud outburst of laughter. Her remarks brought a roar of laughter from the old man. |
| roaring | A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal. |
| thunder | A loud, deep resounding noise. None of this did the remotest good but by thunder it kept the union activists feeling good. |
| windfall | A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money. Members are to get an average 520 cash windfall for voting yes to the merger. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “boom” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bark | Cover with bark. The dogs barked at the stranger. |
| bawl | Shout loudly and without restraint. Move bawled the drill corporal. |
| bellow | Make a loud noise, as of animal. A dozen large men were bellowing Jerusalem. |
| blast | Fire a shot. Music was blasting from the speakers. |
| boom out | Grow vigorously. |
| din | Make (someone) learn or remember an idea by constant repetition. He dinned the lessons into his students. |
| expand | Expand the influence of. His business expanded rapidly. |
| flourish | (of a living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment. The organization has continued to flourish. |
| nail | Fasten with a nail or nails. He spoke out to nail the lie that he d had a row with his manager. |
| resonate | Evoke images, memories, and emotions. The crystal resonates at 16 MHz. |
| resound | (of a place) be filled or echo with a sound or sounds. Another scream resounded through the school. |
| reverberate | (of a place) appear to vibrate because of a loud noise. Reverberate ore. |
| roar | Laugh unrestrainedly and heartily. Get out of here he roared. |
| shout | Prevent someone from speaking or being heard by shouting. She shouted for joy. |
| smash | Hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke. My Volvo s been smashed up. |
| thrive | Make steady progress; be at the high point in one’s career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance. The new baby thrived. |
| thunder | Be the case that thunder is being heard. The train thundered through the night. |
| yell | Shout in a loud, sharp way. You don t have to yell I can hear you just fine. |
| abound | Exist in large numbers or amounts. Rumours of a further scandal abound. |
| affluence | The state of having a great deal of money; wealth. A sign of our growing affluence. |
| affluent | An affluent person a person who is financially well off. The affluent societies of the western world. |
| bloom | A full, bright sound in a recording. You will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed. |
| blossom | Mature or develop in a promising or healthy way. A garden in which roses blossom. |
| bonanza | A situation which creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits. The festive feature film bonanza. |
| bonus | A distribution of profits to holders of an insurance policy. Good weather is an added bonus but the real appeal is the landscape. |
| booming | (used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant. The booming economy of the 1920s. |
| burgeon | Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish. The city s suburbs have burgeoned sprawling out from the centre. |
| ding | Go ding dong like a bell. Cash registers were dinging softly. |
| fanfare | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments. A specially composed fanfare announced the arrival of the Duchess. |
| flourish | Grow vigorously. A flourish of trumpets. |
| flourishing | Very lively and profitable. Flourishing businesses. |
| grow | Become attached by or as if by the process of growth. He grows vegetables in his backyard. |
| growth | (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor. A growth of trees. |
| inflation | (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang. The gross inflation of salaries. |
| inflationary | Characterized by or tending to cause monetary inflation. The Prime Minister came close to accusing the Chancellor of starting the inflationary spiral. |
| palmy | Covered with palms. The palmy days of the 1970s. |
| price | Ascertain or learn the price of. They say that every politician has a price. |
| prosper | Make steady progress; be at the high point in one’s career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance. Areas where grey squirrels cannot prosper. |
| prosperous | Very lively and profitable. A prosperous moment to make a decision. |
| rates | A local tax on property (usually used in the plural. |
| rich | Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. A rich and famous family. |
| rise | Rise in rank or status. Christ is risen. |
| skyrocket | Sends a firework display high into the sky. The cost of the welfare system has skyrocketed. |
| stagflation | A period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation. |
| thrive | Grow vigorously. The new baby thrived. |
| thriving | Prosperous and growing; flourishing. Did a thriving business in orchids. |
| upsurge | An upward surge in the strength or quantity of something; an increase. An upsurge in violent crime. |
| windfall | A large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly. Members are to get an average 520 cash windfall for voting yes to the merger. |
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