Synonyms of blasts

blasts 1 of 2

noun

plural of blast

1

as in claps

a loud explosive sound

a sharp blast of the horn startled the other driver

Synonyms & Similar Words

• claps
• bangs
• booms
• pops
• slams
• thunderclaps
• crashes
• roars
• reports
• thwacks
• whacks
• cracks
• smashes
• knocks
• snaps
• taps
• whumps
• whomps
• clashes
• howls
• clangs
• thunks
• clanks
• whams
• blares
• raps
• outcries
• clamors
• uproars
• tumults
• clangors
• hullabaloos
• hubbubs
• hue and cries

2

as in blows

a sudden brief rush of wind

a surprise blast stole the umbrella right out of his hands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blows
• gusts
• breezes
• tornadoes
• scuds
• flurries
• windblasts
• gales
• hurricanes
• zephyrs
• williwaws
• puffs
• wafts
• airs
• breaths
• whiffs
• currents
• windstorms
• drafts
• tempests
• squalls
• northers
• westerlies
• northeasters
• bluster
• northerlies
• southeasters
• northwesters
• southwesters

3

as in explosions

the act or an instance of exploding

the blast destroyed the building completely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explosions
• eruptions
• detonations
• bursts
• firings
• outbursts
• blowups
• shootings
• booms
• discharges
• blowouts
• bangs
• pops
• airbursts
• flare-ups
• groundbursts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implosions

4

as in bashes

a social gathering

a wild fraternity blast that lasted a whole weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bashes
• events
• parties
• celebrations
• receptions
• blowouts
• dances
• shindigs
• balls
• functions
• fetes
• affairs
• binges
• get-togethers
• galas
• dos
• benefits
• fund-raisers
• occasions
• suppers
• proms
• showers
• orgies
• masquerades
• bakes
• formals
• tea parties
• cocktail parties
• socials
• symposia
• mixers
• soirees
• bacchanalia
• bacchanals
• house parties
• keggers
• stags
• clambakes
• teas
• klatches
• housewarmings
• salons
• icebreakers
• hen parties
• saturnalias
• meet and greets
• kaffeeklatsches

blasts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blast

1

as in shatters

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

• shatters
• smashes
• demolishes
• blows
• bursts
• explodes
• pops
• destroys
• detonates
• blows up
• annihilates
• dynamites
• wrecks
• fragments
• decimates
• ruins
• discharges
• splinters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapses
• implodes

2

as in fires

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

artillery that could blast cannonballs from hundreds of yards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fires
• shoots
• launches
• throws
• hurls
• discharges
• looses
• squeezes off
• projects
• flings
• tosses
• catapults
• blazes (at)
• hurtles
• casts
• lobs
• heaves
• slings
• snipes (at)
• pelts
• pitches

3

as in shoots

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force

the recruits were all blasting away at the target range

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fires
• shoots
• discharges
• blazes
• peppers
• snipes
• plinks
• potshots

4

as in attacks

to criticize harshly and usually publicly

blasted the new governor for every little misstep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• slams
• scolds
• abuses
• criticizes
• insults
• assails
• bashes
• excoriates
• jumps (on)
• savages
• curses
• lambastes
• castigates
• scathes
• trashes
• ties into
• vituperates
• belabors
• potshots
• harasses
• sails into
• berates
• reviles
• reprimands
• beats up on
• harangues
• harries
• blasphemes
• affronts
• whips
• slurs
• imprecates
• disparages
• execrates
• lights into
• belittles
• fulminates
• chides
• slanders
• rebukes
• chastises
• profanes
• vilifies
• libels
• asperses
• bad-mouths
• lashes (out)
• traduces
• laces (into)
• blackguards
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praises
• hails
• commends
• compliments
• lauds
• acclaims

5

as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly

rowdy teenagers blasting down the road in a sports car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeds
• rushes
• races
• scurries
• travels
• flies
• hurries
• drives
• trots
• buzzes
• blows
• chases
• zips
• jumps
• runs
• rips
• scoots
• darts
• dashes
• scuttles
• shoots
• hurls
• tears
• whirls
• rams
• zooms
• barrels
• bowls
• jets
• blazes
• steps
• hurtles
• jogs
• rockets
• bombs
• bolts
• hustles
• breezes
• motors
• rustles
• whisks
• cracks (on)
• hastens
• bustles
• courses
• humps
• beats it
• careens
• careers
• belts
• bundles
• hies
• nips
• pelts
• steps on it
• gallops
• cannonballs
• hares
• makes tracks
• shakes a leg
• hotfoots (it)
• gets a move on
• highballs
• scampers
• flits
• whizzes
• streaks
• sprints
• accelerates
• scuds
• stampedes
• beetles
• overtakes
• scuffles
• quickens
• outruns
• outpaces
• arrows
• steps out
• outstrips
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pokes
• crawls
• creeps
• drags
• lags
• lingers
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• dawdles
• shuffles
• strolls
• tarries
• saunters
• ambles
• dallies
• slows (down or up)
• plods
• decelerates
• lumbers
• dillydallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blasts

Noun

Rumors fill information void Syrian officials say the blasts that targeted government institutions and the French presidential convoy were the work of a cell affiliated with the Islamic State. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

So the production would brave heavy winds with fireboats that could pummel the main boat with blasts of water to create storm effects. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Though the number of fireworks may be down, the size of the blasts should make up for it. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Macron, who was in the presidential palace when the blasts happened, was not harmed and continued with his meeting with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

Consulting a design on a computer screen, the workers arranged the numbered pieces — from 14 inches to 12 feet long — into a grid on an oversize worktable and attached them with rapid nail gun blasts. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Macron and Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa addressed the matter in a joint press conference after two bomb blasts went off by the hotel where the French president spent the night, injuring at least 18 people. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026

Windows were broken blocks away, just from the concussion of these blasts at Allegheny Arsenal. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Kurtz and both of Caglianone’s blasts would have gotten out of any ballpark in America. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026

Verb

Strobe lights zigzag across the room and confetti rains down as Ruffin blasts a smoke cannon into the roaring crowd. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

The Bose SoundLink Flex II Speaker blasts your outdoor playlist with PositionIQ audio technology and SnapDragon Sound aptX high-resolution streaming. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026

Such shock waves occur when a massive star’s core runs out of fuel, implodes and blasts the rest of the star to smithereens. — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026

Continue reading … 'MASSIVE' — Hunter Biden blasts Merrick Garland's DOJ the 'greatest mistake' under Biden. — FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

The Tigers are playing the Yankees, and Kevin George is posted up near the TV when his son blasts a first-pitch curveball 422 feet into the right-field bleachers. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2026

It’s lit up in patriotic red, white, and blue, and sometimes blasts Vegas-nightclub-style spotlights into the sky. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Droves of shoppers are going after cooling household essentials like this Dreo tower fan that offers eight speeds of breezy relief, while another lot of customers just bought this Black+Decker portable air conditioner that blasts super cool air. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

The campaign blasts Brown for taking funds from others who associated with Epstein, including former Harvard professor Larry Summers in 2025. — Liz Goodwin The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026