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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Recent Examples of barrage

Noun

Unusually warm and dry weather transformed the course, leading to a barrage of low scores, including three record-tying rounds of 62. — Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 41 missiles of various types in the overnight barrage, which killed at least one person and wounded 16, Reuters reported Sunday. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Verb

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 We’re often barraged with a series of facts, dates and notable events, and the results can be dry as dust. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barrage

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Noun

On July 20, 2026 The opening match of WWE Raw started out hot with a flurry of offense from Je’Von Evans and Dragon Lee.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The singer divides her time between managing the sandwich shop and flying to perform at a flurry of concerts around the country.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of flurry

Verb

Businesses that had never flooded before were suddenly underwater.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
At some point in the mid-1850s, the river Padma suddenly carved a new path through the village of his ancestors in modern-day Bangladesh, flooding their homes and scattering them across the Indian subcontinent.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of flood

Noun

At the same time, Russian troops continue to slowly advance in eastern Ukraine, while a dwindling supply of missile interceptors has left Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities vulnerable to intense bombardment.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Burnham’s comments drew a backlash from Jewish groups, but he's also been criticized by pro-Palestinian groups for not declaring Israel's bombardment of Gaza a genocide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of bombardment

Verb

Diesel has surged more than 40 cents a barrel over the past couple weeks after war broke out again in the Middle East and Ukraine bombarded Russian refineries with drone strikes.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
The United States bombarded Iran again on Monday after announcing the death of another American service member.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of bombard

Noun

England was superb with its back to the wall, first holding out volleys of Argentina attacks then, restored to 14 men and finally to full strength, scoring tries through Marcus Smith and Manny Feyi-Waboso to seal its win.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
With seven minutes left in extra time, Gotze did just that, chesting down a cross, then lobbing a volley into the net for the game’s only score, giving Germany its first title since Klinsmann’s team in 1990.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of volley

Verb

For months, Washington has threatened to bomb cartel targets in Mexico, a scenario Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum firmly rejects.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
When America and Israel started bombing Iran, our military bombed an elementary school, killing more than 160 children.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Definition of bomb

Noun

By its modelling, more than a quarter of US data-centre capacity sits where three or more big-hail days hit every year.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
The rounds of showers and storms will bring the threat of damaging winds, hail, a few tornadoes and chances for flash flooding in certain areas.

— Aleem Agha, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of hail

Verb

Gen might have gotten away scot-free from the sheets incident in terms of optics — no one questions her involvement, even though her job description includes housekeeping — but karma hounds her during the first day of the charter.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
On Friday at Fanatics Fest in New York, Messi was questioned about the photos by Tom Brady during a World Cup final event involving both teams’ coaches and captains.

— Brooks Peck, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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