Synonyms of blitzkrieg

blitzkrieg 1 of 2

noun

ˈblits-ˌkrēg 

1

as in barrage

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 & Similar Words

• barrage
• flurry
• bombardment
• volley
• hail
• blitz
• fusillade
• flood
• salvo
• torrent
• cannonade
• drumbeat
• shower
• tide
• storm
• drumfire
• surge
• avalanche
• rash
• inundation
• deluge
• stream
• outburst
• outflow
• burst
• outpouring
• broadside
• spate
• flood tide
• overflow
• cataclysm
• current
• cataract
• flush
• surplus
• glut
• discharge
• river
• engulfment
• gush
• earful
• excess
• overkill
• surfeit
• overabundance
• oversupply
• superabundance
• superfluity
• overage
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

2

as in attack

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 & Similar Words

• attack
• assault
• onslaught
• offensive
• raid
• offense
• aggression
• strike
• attempt
• bombardment
• blitz
• onset
• rush
• counterattack
• barrage
• invasion
• incursion
• ambush
• bombing
• charge
• coup de main
• counteroffensive
• descent
• siege
• breakthrough
• sortie
• envelopment
• ambuscade
• foray
• counterstrike
• volley
• fusillade
• pillage
• sally
• salvo
• air raid
• sack
• storm
• counterassault
• cannonade
• hail
• counteraggression
• flanking
• ravage
• whammy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defense
• resistance
• opposition
• guard
• defensive
• shield
• protection
• security
• shelter

blitzkrieg

2 of 2

verb

as in to bomb

to use bombs or artillery against

the Germans were determined to blitzkrieg London until the British surrendered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bomb
• attack
• blitz
• bombard
• batter
• shell
• cannonade
• assault
• ravage
• rake
• pound
• hit
• strafe
• enfilade
• assail
• devastate
• strike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blitzkrieg

Noun

The collaborative troupe—made up of parts of Nine Inch Nails (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross) and German-Iraqi producer Boys Noize—effectively shook up the desert with their sonic blitzkrieg that reinterpreted NIN’s songbook into a hyper-electronic fever dream. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026

That happened following last fall’s immigration blitzkrieg in the region. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026

Miller’s biggest miscalculation was thinking opponents would be frightened into submission and silence with his deportation blitzkrieg and ordinary Americans would join in. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026

In a repeat of the blitzkriegs that won Mexico and Peru for Spain, the Iberian conquistadors march north to Beijing, in some scenarios aided by Japanese auxiliaries. — Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025