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

Despite detecting around one of these blasts a day, scientists are scrambling for answers. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

First, ordinary people have been caught in some of the blasts. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied accusations that his country was involved in the pipeline blasts. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

While international observers initially blamed Moscow for the blasts, investigators later found suggestions that Ukrainian state security agencies may have been involved — even though Ukraine counts Germany as one of its closest allies. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Lasting less than 60 days and consisting of two 5-day blasts, this episode saw a doubling of the X-ray brightness of the AGN at the heart of NGC 1275. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

However, brilliant blasts of color can be seen in and around Baltimore City, as well. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

According to Bermúdez Zimmerman, Child Care for CT has sent out email and social media blasts and held a community meeting on Monday urging people to submit public comments condemning the changes. — Maia Nehme, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Goaltenders often speak of having a goldfish-like memory, but hearing seven blasts of the goal horn and 18,000 fans roaring from all directions can make that easier said than done. — Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Verb

The pledge follows land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers; Seoul says North Korea planted the mines, while Pyongyang denies responsibility and threatens retaliation. — Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Trump blasts Iran over American deaths, protester executions. — FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

At the peak of the cycle, the sun blasts out more solar flares, as well as coronal mass ejections, immense explosions of material that scream outward into the solar system. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026

In 2015, mine blasts at the border blamed on North Korea pushed the two Koreas to the brink of an armed conflict, after South Korea's then conservative government resumed front-line propaganda broadcasts for the first time in 11 years. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

The Omen 16 is a capable mid-range machine with a zesty 16-inch WQXGA screen that blasts through top titles with a 240Hz refresh rate. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

The obstacles matter not, as Stach blasts the ball into the top corner, to the right of Sa, who had been marginally closer to that side of the net. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

These blasts forge heavy elements and release incredible amounts of energy, some in the form of X-ray bursts. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

John’s little motorbike proves no match for the large truck commandeered by the T-1000, which blasts through a cinder block wall at one point. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026