BARRAGE Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

bə-ˈräzh

Definition of barrage

as in flurry

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once the teacher's rapid-fire barrage of homework assignments went by too fast for me to write them all down

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verb

bə-ˈräzh

as in to flood

to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once the star athlete was barraged with requests for an autograph

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Noun

The circumstances are objectively potent — but Udofia smothers them in such a barrage of cutesiness and self-conscious signalling that a wall rises between us and the play. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026 That, on top of a barrage of press from its cast (including, perhaps most notably, bonafide internet boyfriend Jack Innanen) seems to have worked. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026 Residents of Syracuse, New York — America’s snowiest city — once barraged a service hotline with street neglect complaints during blizzards, even if plows had passed two hours earlier but the work was hidden by fresh snow. — Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barrage

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Noun

The turns came in a flurry as each of Green, Levine, and Clarkson had two spots to fill, and Latifah had one to give.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
This bold flurry is a stark contrast with Democratic leaders, who would like to start really shaping their agenda … after the midterm elections.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of flurry

Verb

Nowhere was that fact clearer than after each concert in the casino where rivers of black Metallica T-shirts flooded the pit.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
But suddenly everything will change, and clouds will come in, and in 10 to 15 minutes, rain will start and flood everywhere.

— William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of flood

Noun

Meanwhile, Russian bombardments increased by the day – along with the family’s stress levels.

— Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Its armed forces have proved capable of continuing to damage American military bases despite coming under heavy bombardment.

— Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombardment

Verb

Along with the rockets and spacecraft that transport them into orbit, satellites are constantly bombarded with fast moving particles that travel through space called cosmic rays.

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
For months before today’s launch, Google has been anticipating those problems on Earth, shaking spacecraft to simulate the launch and bombarding its chips with proton beams to test their response to radiation.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombard

Noun

But the first volley of RTX Spark options are obviously aimed at the high-end side of creators and local AI users.

— Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2026
Representatives for Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Intercontinental Hotels Group and Loews hotel chains, all targeted in the first volley of lawsuits, did not respond to requests for comment.

— Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of volley

Verb

But few could have anticipated just how badly the film would bomb.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
The Associated Press LONDON -- Two Iranian men conducted surveillance of a Manchester synagogue that was the site of a deadly attack a year ago as part of a plot to bomb it this year, a prosecutor said Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of bomb

Noun

Two people were shot to death in a hail of gunfire and nearly three dozen others were injured at a homecoming weekend block party early Sunday morning in southern Georgia, according to state law enforcement officials.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
The storms Thursday morning may also bring a risk of damaging wind gusts of up to 60 mph, as well as small hail and frequent lightning.

— Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of hail

Verb

Reactions, however, ranged from pure fascination and respect for his 12-year project to critics questioning whether Tomlin, who parted ways with the Steelers in January of this year, had devoted too much time to his virtual city.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Allegations raise concerns over sensitive Chinese data Chinese regulators have reportedly questioned domestic AI developers following Anthropic’s allegations.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

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