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blitz

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of blitz

1 a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

  • a multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster
Synonyms of blitz

barrage, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, flurry, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley
Words Related to blitz

broadside, earful

avalanche, burst, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, discharge, engulfment, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outburst, outflow, outpouring, overflow, rash, spate, surge, torrent

current, river, stream, tide

excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
Near Antonyms of blitz

dribble, drip, trickle

2 the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

  • a massive aerial blitz that was supposed to shock and awe the enemy into immediate surrender
Synonyms of blitz

aggression, assault, attack, attempt, blitzkrieg, charge, coup de main, descent, offense (or offence), offensive, onset, onslaught, raid, rush, strike
Words Related to blitz

ambuscade, ambush

counteraggression, counterassault, counterattack, counteroffensive, counterstrike

sally, sortie

envelopment, flanking

breakthrough, foray, incursion, invasion

pillage, ravage, sack

air raid, bombardment, bombing

siege, storm

barrage, cannonade, fusillade, hail, salvo, volley

whammy
Near Antonyms of blitz

defense, defensive, guard, shield

opposition, resistance

protection, security, shelter

3 a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal

  • an all-out advertising blitz to promote the new soft drink
Synonyms of blitz

bandwagon, campaign, cause, crusade, drive, juggernaut, movement, push
Words Related to blitz

assault, attack, maneuver, march, offensive

action, bid, enterprise, initiative, mission, project, undertaking

blitz

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of blitz

to use bombs or artillery against

  • in 1940 and 1941 the German air force blitzed London night after horrible night
Synonyms of blitz

batter, blitzkrieg, bomb, bombard, cannonade, shell
Words Related to blitz

enfilade

rake, strafe

assail, assault, attack, devastate, hit, pound, ravage, strike

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