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 blitz, barrage, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, flurry, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volleyWords 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, surplusNear 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, attempt, blitz, attack, charge, coup de main, descent, offense (or offence), offensive, onset, onslaught, raid, rush, strikeWords 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; whammyNear Antonyms of blitzkrieg defense, defensive, guard, shield; opposition, resistance; protection, security, shelter

to use bombs or artillery against the Germans were determined to blitzkrieg London until the British surrendered Synonyms of blitzkrieg batter, blitz, bombard, bomb, cannonade, shellWords Related to blitzkrieg enfilade; rake, strafe; assail, assault, attack, devastate, hit, pound, ravage, strike