Synonyms of blitz

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noun

1

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrage
• flurry
• bombardment
• volley
• blitzkrieg
• hail
• flood
• torrent
• salvo
• fusillade
• drumbeat
• tide
• cannonade
• shower
• storm
• surge
• drumfire
• avalanche
• rash
• inundation
• burst
• stream
• overflow
• deluge
• flood tide
• outpouring
• outflow
• broadside
• outburst
• flush
• spate
• surplus
• glut
• cataract
• current
• discharge
• engulfment
• cataclysm
• river
• gush
• excess
• earful
• overkill
• surfeit
• overabundance
• oversupply
• overage
• superabundance
• superfluity
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

2

as in attack

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 & Similar Words

• attack
• raid
• onslaught
• assault
• strike
• offensive
• offense
• attempt
• blitzkrieg
• bombardment
• rush
• aggression
• offence
• onset
• counterattack
• barrage
• invasion
• charge
• bombing
• incursion
• ambush
• coup de main
• siege
• descent
• counteroffensive
• sortie
• breakthrough
• sack
• foray
• envelopment
• volley
• sally
• counterstrike
• air raid
• storm
• pillage
• ambuscade
• counterassault
• fusillade
• salvo
• counteraggression
• flanking
• hail
• cannonade
• ravage
• whammy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defense
• resistance
• guard
• opposition
• shield
• defensive
• protection
• security
• shelter

3

as in campaign

a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal

an all-out advertising blitz to promote the new soft drink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• campaign
• movement
• push
• crusade
• cause
• juggernaut
• drive
• initiative
• attack
• march
• project
• offensive
• assault
• bandwagon
• bid
• maneuver
• mission
• action
• enterprise
• undertaking

blitz

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verb

as in to bomb

to use bombs or artillery against

in 1940 and 1941 the German air force blitzed London night after horrible night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bomb
• attack
• blitzkrieg
• bombard
• batter
• shell
• cannonade
• assault
• ravage
• rake
• pound
• hit
• strafe
• enfilade
• assail
• devastate
• strike