Synonyms of blitzkrieg

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noun

1

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

2

as in attack

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

blitzkrieg

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verb

as in to bomb

to use bombs or artillery against

the Germans were determined to blitzkrieg London until the British surrendered

Synonyms & Similar Words

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