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

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

Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2026

Surely that painful lesson helped Brunson weather the Spurs barrages. — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026

Paltrow also has a record of weathering barrages of negative public opinion. — Kelly Hartog, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026

Russia answered with overnight drone barrages on Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa, while Kyiv touts fresh pledges of air defense systems and near-expiry interceptor missiles from unnamed partners. — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

The strikes came a day after Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138, as Moscow followed through with its threat of escalating its regular barrages. — ABC News, 3 June 2026

Moscow has launched mass barrages of missiles and drones at Ukraine almost daily since the full-scale offensive began in 2022, also hitting infrastructure and causing civilian deaths. — CBS News, 24 May 2026

Russia has dramatically escalated its aerial assaults in the recent week after the end of the short ceasefire, launching massive drone barrages targeting cities and logistical hubs across Ukraine, including areas near NATO territory close to the Polish border. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026