BLITZKRIEG Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈblits-ˌkrēg

Definition of blitzkrieg

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

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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

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blitzkrieg

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verb

as in to bomb

to use bombs or artillery against the Germans were determined to blitzkrieg London until the British surrendered

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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 See All Example Sentences for blitzkrieg

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Noun

This was studied New Zealand, Tasmania and some parts of South America where modelling to be least affected by a nuclear winter and unlikely to suffer direct hits in a nuclear barrage.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The latest Russian aerial barrage underscored the scale of the rebuilding task, as did the ongoing search for people missing beneath rubble after a deadly airstrike in southern Ukraine on Monday.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of barrage

Noun

Marshall's campaign, for its part, bet heavily on an attack ad surrounding claims that Hamilton protected a pedophile.

— Grace Hills, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
In the Dnipro area, rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble Tuesday morning, after a Russian attack killed one person and wounded 17, local authorities said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of attack

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Efforts to rescue people Monday evening were hindered as Russian drones launched additional attacks in the area that had been bombed, according to Mykhailo Semikin, a military official in Zaporizhzhia.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The technology has already been used to bomb elementary school students, scam seniors, and drive dozens of vulnerable users to suicide.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bomb

Noun

Beijing has hosted a flurry of global leaders this year, while major economies have struggled to slow a surge of imports from China.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Instead, the late-breaking 9th Circuit decisions spurred a flurry of confusion and conjecture just hours before polls were set to open in the country’s most populous state.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of flurry

Verb

The Bears blitz a linebacker, the nickel corner or a safety from all sorts of exotic looks on third down.

— Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Evero blitzed more than almost any defensive coordinator in football, so Wash’s philosophy on how many extra rushers to send will be a key component of Sunday’s game.

— Sam Jane, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of blitz

Noun

It is named after Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold that Israel largely decimated in heavy bombardment in 2006.

— Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
The bombardment heats the fuel toward the extreme temperatures required for commercial fusion.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of bombardment

Noun

Marshall’s campaign, in turn, faced an onslaught of controversies that his critics amplified in the race’s final weeks, including his medical debt collection practices and the blurred lines between his office and campaign staff.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
The El Niño event is expected to peak in December, and experts say its onslaught could continue for months afterward.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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