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

Taillon has coughed up 25 home runs in 15 starts this season, allowing five in his previous two starts, ceding at least one in 12 turns and permitting multiple blasts in eight starts. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Residents described hearing explosions believed to be blasts from the old shells, authorities said. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Boston hit three home runs in four at-bats in the third inning, with Sheehan giving up blasts to Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu and Masataka Yoshida as the Dodgers suffered their second three-game sweep at home in less than a month. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

More than 10 explosions were heard in a row, the journalists reported, adding that the intensity of the blasts triggered car alarms on the streets. — CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

In another, blood pooled across a crosswalk littered with broken glass and debris from the blasts. — Greg Myre, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents to seek shelter as blasts rocked the city. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

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

Verb

When aimed at Earth, this solar activity blasts out particles that can disrupt satellites, power grids and other communications infrastructure. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

Continue reading … DIVIDED DEMS — Bernie Sanders blasts Fetterman as 'way out of touch' with Americans after Graham Platner rebuke. — FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Report blasts ‘economic assault’ on Black Americans Whether corporate America and major nonprofits are still willing to participate is an open question. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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

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