Synonyms of barrages

barrages 1 of 2

noun

plural of barrage

as in flurries

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flurries
• volleys
• bombardments
• floods
• salvos
• torrents
• hails
• fusillades
• tides
• cannonades
• showers
• drumbeats
• blitzes
• storms
• streams
• blitzkriegs
• avalanches
• surges
• outbursts
• bursts
• inundations
• outpourings
• rashes
• drumfires
• deluges
• broadsides
• outflows
• discharges
• currents
• rivers
• spates
• overflows
• gushes
• cataracts
• flushes
• earfuls
• gluts
• cataclysms
• flood tides
• surpluses
• excesses
• oversupplies
• overages
• surfeits
• engulfments
• superfluities
• overabundances
• overkills
• overmuch
• superabundances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drips
• trickles
• dribbles

barrages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of barrage

as in bombs

to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

the star athlete was barraged with requests for an autograph

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombs
• floods
• bombards
• questions
• pumps
• quizzes
• interrogates
• queries
• examines
• grills
• inundates
• harasses
• annoys
• debriefs
• pesters
• hounds
• cross-examines
• catechizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barrages

Noun

Stunned at first by his opponent’s aggressiveness and the onslaught of personal attacks, Ted trains himself to withstand the barrages and to respond in kind. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Moldova reports another drone incursion During the aerial barrages, drones have repeatedly strayed into neighboring countries, unnerving leaders who are wary of Russia and fear being dragged into conflict. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

During the aerial barrages, drones have repeatedly strayed into neighboring countries, unnerving leaders who are wary of Russia and fear being dragged into conflict. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

For weeks this past spring, Israelis sought shelter from Iranian ballistic missile barrages, sometimes sleeping in underground train stations and parking lots. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026

The two sides have escalated their air war on one another, with Ukraine increasingly firing barrages of drones at targets deep inside Russia, including warehouses and industrial plants as well as refineries. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Russia bombarded Ukraine last weekend with one of the largest ballistic-missile barrages of the entire war. — Mark Montgomery, Washington Post, 31 July 2026