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blitz
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of BLITZ
1
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once <a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster>
Synonyms blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, flurry, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley
Related Words broadside, earful; avalanche, burst, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, discharge, engulfment, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outburst, outflow, outpouring, overflow, rash, spate, surge, torrent; current, river, stream, tide; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
2
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence <a massive aerial blitz that was supposed to shock and awe the enemy into immediate surrender>
Synonyms aggression, assault, attempt, blitz, blitzkrieg, charge, coup de main, descent, offense (or offence), offensive, onset, onslaught, raid, rush, strike
Related Words ambuscade, ambush; counteraggression, counterassault, counterattack, counteroffensive, counterstrike; sally, sortie; envelopment, flanking; breakthrough, foray, incursion, invasion; pillage, ravage, sack; air raid, bombardment, bombing; siege, storm; barrage, cannonade, fusillade, hail, salvo, volley; whammy
Near Antonyms defense, defensive, guard, shield; opposition, resistance; protection, security, shelter
3
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal <an all-out advertising blitz to promote the new soft drink>
Related Words assault, attack, maneuver, march, offensive; action, bid, enterprise, initiative, mission, project, undertaking
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