Synonyms of blasting

blasting 1 of 3

adjective

as in loud

marked by a high volume of sound

carried a blasting radio wherever he went

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loud
• deafening
• ringing
• roaring
• thundering
• thunderous
• blaring
• piercing
• booming
• shrill
• earsplitting
• noisy
• stentorian
• sonorous
• resounding
• clamorous
• clangorous
• slam-bang
• plangent
• raucous
• vociferous
• brazen
• discordant
• harsh
• obstreperous
• strident
• rip-roaring
• squealing
• grating
• dinning
• overloud
• sharp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• low
• gentle
• soft
• silent
• dead
• quiet
• still
• soothing
• calm
• peaceful
• dreamy
• serene
• muffled
• tranquil
• ultraquiet
• restful
• muted
• softened
• toned (down)
• hushed
• stilly

blasting

2 of 3

noun

as in firing

a directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece

the next blasting by the artillery scored a direct hit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• firing
• barrage
• bombardment
• shot
• discharge
• volley
• burst
• blitz
• hail
• salvo
• shower
• cannonade
• fusillade
• potshot
• blitzkrieg
• broadside
• storm
• drumfire

blasting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of blast

1

as in shattering

to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive

the highway engineers will have to blast that hill in order to put a road through here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shattering
• smashing
• demolishing
• blowing
• exploding
• destroying
• bursting
• popping
• detonating
• blowing up
• wrecking
• ruining
• dynamiting
• annihilating
• decimating
• discharging
• splintering
• fragmenting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapsing
• imploding

2

as in shooting

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force

artillery that could blast cannonballs from hundreds of yards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• firing
• shooting
• throwing
• launching
• hurling
• discharging
• loosing
• projecting
• squeezing off
• flinging
• tossing
• slinging
• hurtling
• casting
• blazing (at)
• pelting
• lobbing
• sniping (at)
• heaving
• catapulting
• pitching

3

as in discharging

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force

the recruits were all blasting away at the target range

Synonyms & Similar Words

• firing
• shooting
• discharging
• blazing
• peppering
• sniping
• plinking
• potshotting

4

as in attacking

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

blasted the new governor for every little misstep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• slamming
• scolding
• abusing
• criticizing
• assailing
• insulting
• savaging
• excoriating
• scathing
• bashing
• cursing
• lambasting
• castigating
• trashing
• jumping (on)
• harassing
• tying into
• vituperating
• sailing into
• belaboring
• berating
• potshotting
• reprimanding
• haranguing
• reviling
• whipping
• harrying
• blaspheming
• disparaging
• beating up on
• affronting
• lighting into
• belittling
• execrating
• slandering
• chiding
• vilifying
• slurring
• chastising
• fulminating
• profaning
• libeling
• imprecating
• rebuking
• bad-mouthing
• traducing
• aspersing
• blackguarding
• lacing (into)
• lashing (out)
• putting down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• hailing
• commending
• complimenting
• lauding
• acclaiming

5

as in rushing

to proceed or move quickly

rowdy teenagers blasting down the road in a sports car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushing
• flying
• speeding
• driving
• scurrying
• traveling
• racing
• hurrying
• zipping
• trotting
• buzzing
• jumping
• chasing
• blowing
• running
• ripping
• tearing
• ramming
• scooting
• darting
• stepping
• scuttling
• blazing
• dashing
• whirling
• hurling
• shooting
• barreling
• zooming
• bolting
• hurtling
• hustling
• pelting
• bowling
• rocketing
• jogging
• breezing
• careening
• careering
• belting
• humping
• jetting
• bustling
• coursing
• rustling
• hastening
• motoring
• bundling
• bombing
• whisking
• haring
• galloping
• nipping
• cannonballing
• cracking (on)
• highballing
• beating it
• hying
• scampering
• whizzing
• flitting
• stepping on it
• sprinting
• streaking
• getting a move on
• accelerating
• scuffling
• shaking a leg
• making tracks
• stampeding
• scudding
• hotfooting (it)
• outrunning
• beetling
• overtaking
• quickening
• outpacing
• stepping out
• outstripping
• arrowing
• catching up
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• poking
• dragging
• lingering
• poking
• hanging (around or out)
• lagging
• shuffling
• strolling
• dawdling
• loitering
• sauntering
• plodding
• lumbering
• ambling
• dallying
• decelerating
• slowing (down or up)
• tarrying
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blasting

Adjective

Long pants in summer may not be at the top of your shopping list, but this set is so handy (and polished) for travel days or times in the office when the AC is mercilessly blasting. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 23 July 2026

Noun

That could simplify collection of an initial bulk sample without extensive drilling or blasting. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Between the bike rides with the basket radio blasting, the sleepovers, and the moments of bonding and heartfelt friendship that persist into adulthood, this one will leave viewers with a tear in their eye. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 July 2026

On a night he was named an All-Star for the third straight season and 10th time in his career, pitcher Chris Sale led the Braves in an 14-3 blasting of the Mets on Saturday at Truist Park. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

Five jettisoned from Arguijo-Mejia’s apartment, through his door, through the hallway wall, with three blasting into Ojeda’s kitchen. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026

Automatic weapons blasting, tires squealing, the whole bit. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026

The sweet spot for blasting is in the center of each round target. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026

McLeod grew up listening to the quarry’s warning sirens, learning to take cover indoors before the blasting began. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026

In the engine room, Hoff spoke of how some keepers went mad because of the foghorn blasting every few seconds. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026

Verb

Thousands of others joined him that night on the sand, blasting music and dancing. — Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 25 July 2026

With its stylish squid kids blasting each other while dressed in the freshest urban styles, the Splatoon franchise is Nintendo's most modern and youthful series. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

The Republican Party and its allied media organs have been blasting out messaging highlighting the radical views of the Democratic Socialists of America, whose views conservatives wish to associate with the Democratic Party. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

There was just an endless stream of popular people and brands blasting popular things into your eyeballs and eardrums. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Paper cups, wool gloves, cotton t-shirts and sand-blasting machines make up a sample of additional products subject to the levies. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 July 2026

The sun was hours from cresting over the horizon, but head coach Jake Dickert was already blasting music from the McCreary Football Complex. — Noah Vinsky july 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

As the number of cases of Legionnaires' disease on Manhattan's Upper East Side continues to rise, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin is blasting Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration over its handling of the outbreak. — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Pieces of drone wing littered the sandy beach along the hotel’s seafront, while on the entrance side, a crater marked the spot where the Shahed slammed into the ground, blasting out the hotel’s windows and glass entrance. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026