BLASTS Synonyms: 321 Similar and Opposite Words

blasts 1 of 2

noun

plural of blast

as in claps

a loud explosive sound a sharp blast of the horn startled the other driver

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as in blows

a sudden brief rush of wind a surprise blast stole the umbrella right out of his hands

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as in explosions

the act or an instance of exploding the blast destroyed the building completely

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implosions

as in bashes

a social gathering a wild fraternity blast that lasted a whole weekend

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blasts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of blast

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

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as in fires

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force artillery that could blast cannonballs from hundreds of yards

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as in shoots

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force the recruits were all blasting away at the target range

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as in attacks

to criticize harshly and usually publicly blasted the new governor for every little misstep

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as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly rowdy teenagers blasting down the road in a sports car

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Recent Examples of blasts

Noun

The Bobbing Barrels water ride will let riders spin their barrels using water cannon blasts while onlookers also fire away from the sidelines with their own water cannons. —

Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 June 2026 While playing Pragmata, the thump of approaching robots had solid directionality, and the weapon blasts had a good amount of low-end force. —

Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026 Lucy is searching for her father Hank (MacLachlan) in order to bring him to justice, while The Ghoul, formerly known as movie star Cooper Howard, is on a search for clues about his pre-apocalypse life and what happened to his wife and daughter after the blasts. —

The Deadline Team, Deadline, 10 June 2026 The production was enormous, unleashing blasts of fire so intense that fans 100 yards away could feel the heat and enough fireworks to briefly make Bank of America Stadium feel like the Fourth of July. —

Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026 More than 60 cameras were employed to swoop around the stage and arena as Perry hopscotched through aerial stunts, pyro blasts and more than a couple of costume changes. —

Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Liu, with his prior martial arts training, performs a backflip on command to dodge oncoming fire blasts (to be inserted in post). —

Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026 If the market catches fire and PKG blasts past $250 by July expiration? —

Michael Khouw, CNBC, 3 June 2026 Ahmed Al-Abdallah, 13, was thrown away from the building by the force of the blasts and was the only member of his family to survive. —

Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

Verb

Continue reading … REALITY CHECK — Jeffries blasts 'skyrocketing' fuel costs and gets an awkward on-air reminder. —

FOXNews.com, 16 June 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 Wil Myers and Hunter Renfroe hit two each while Austin Hedges blasts a grand slam off Edwin Jackson. —

Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 And that's when a shot blasts through the door and knocks Lena to the ground. —

Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. —

ABC News, 13 May 2026 Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. —

CBS News, 13 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasts

Noun

There were the polite claps after good attacks by the Swiss, sarcastic whistles by the Qatari fans after their team again failed to mount a threat.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Other players, especially the younger players and newcomers, did head over toward La Familia and give them waves and claps.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026