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blitzkrieg

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of blitzkrieg

1 a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

  • the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media
Synonyms of blitzkrieg

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

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 blitzkrieg

dribble, drip, trickle

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

  • the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission
Synonyms of blitzkrieg

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

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 blitzkrieg

defense, defensive, guard, shield

opposition, resistance

protection, security, shelter

blitzkrieg

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of blitzkrieg

to use bombs or artillery against

  • the Germans were determined to blitzkrieg London until the British surrendered
Synonyms of blitzkrieg

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

enfilade

rake, strafe

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

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