bombard

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of BOMBARD

to use bombs or artillery against <the Allies bombarded Germany for a great many months during World War II>

Synonyms batter, blitz, blitzkrieg, bomb, cannonade, shell

Related Words enfilade; rake, strafe; assail, assault, attack, devastate, hit, pound, ravage, strike

to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once <reporters bombarded the company spokesman with sharp questions>

Synonyms barrage, bomb

Related Words examine, grill, interrogate, pump, query, question, quiz; debrief; cross-examine; catechize; annoy, harass, hound, pester; flood, inundate

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