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

Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages. — David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Parliament confirms a new defense chief as Ukraine scores battlefield gains with long-range drone strikes on Russian oil facilities, even while missile barrages, civilian casualties and prisoner exchanges underscore a grinding, unresolved war. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 19 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

Less expensive than three artillery barrages, Colonel Bell said during a June roundtable discussion with reporters. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

No more dueling, impersonal press releases, emails and social media barrages. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Against constant barrages of cheap, swarm-style suicide drones and cruise missiles, the depth of a military’s magazine has become just as critical as its technological sophistication. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

These strategic American missile defenses, in Israel and elsewhere in the region, significantly boosted Israeli defenses against Iranian barrages during that war. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026