Synonyms of bomb

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noun

ˈbäm 

1

as in disaster

something that has failed

her tell-all book was a bomb that landed on the remainder tables with a thud

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disaster
• failure
• catastrophe
• bust
• disappointment
• loser
• fiasco
• miss
• dud
• lemon
• washout
• flop
• frost
• shipwreck
• fizzle
• clinker
• turkey
• mess
• debacle
• clunker
• has-been
• bummer
• dog
• hash
• botch
• shambles
• near miss
• also-ran
• nonevent
• muddle
• nonstarter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hit
• success
• smash
• winner
• blockbuster
• phenomenon
• corker
• crackerjack
• dandy
• jim-dandy

2

as in fortune

British a very large amount of money

that stay at Claridge's cost a bomb, but it was worth it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fortune
• bundle
• pile
• mint
• big bucks
• wad
• earth
• packet
• megabucks
• king's ransom
• chips
• pot
• heap
• treasure trove
• boodle
• cash
• bonanza
• mine
• capital
• assets
• gold
• property
• means
• currency
• wealth
• legal tender
• dough
• riches
• tender
• bread
• wherewithal
• wampum
• jack
• pelf
• lucre

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peanuts
• song
• mite
• pittance
• spending money
• pocket money
• petty cash
• pin money

bomb

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verb

1

as in to barrage

to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

following the reporter's obscene outburst, viewers bombed the television station with an unprecedented number of complaints

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrage
• flood
• bombard
• interrogate
• question
• pump
• grill
• examine
• annoy
• harass
• quiz
• query
• debrief
• pester
• inundate
• hound
• cross-examine
• catechize

2

as in to race

slang to proceed or move quickly

skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• race
• fly
• speed
• rush
• hurry
• travel
• drive
• scurry
• zip
• blow
• jump
• chase
• trot
• blast
• run
• buzz
• dart
• rocket
• scoot
• scuttle
• dash
• jet
• tear
• shoot
• bolt
• rip
• step
• ram
• bowl
• barrel
• breeze
• hurl
• motor
• blaze
• zoom
• crack (on)
• course
• belt
• career
• whisk
• jog
• hustle
• beat it
• whirl
• hie
• hare
• hurtle
• hasten
• highball
• pelt
• hump
• bundle
• rustle
• nip
• cannonball
• get a move on
• careen
• make tracks
• bustle
• step on it
• hotfoot (it)
• shake a leg
• gallop
• beetle
• flit
• scamper
• stampede
• sprint
• accelerate
• streak
• whiz
• scud
• step out
• outrun
• scuffle
• overtake
• catch up
• outpace
• arrow
• quicken
• outstrip
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drag
• creep
• crawl
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• lag
• linger
• poke
• loiter
• stroll
• dawdle
• tarry
• shuffle
• slow (down or up)
• saunter
• lumber
• amble
• dillydally
• decelerate
• plod
• dally

3

as in to collapse

to be unsuccessful

the chichi restaurant bombed big-time, lasting only six months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapse
• fail
• flop
• tank
• miss
• fold
• strike out
• struggle
• fall short
• crater
• flame out
• fall flat
• wash out
• flunk
• come to grief
• lay an egg
• come a cropper
• come up empty
• crash
• die on the vine
• founder
• decline
• fall on one's face
• slip
• crumble
• skid
• slump
• misfire
• sink
• flounder
• implode
• go under
• wane
• self-destruct
• miscarry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• go
• deliver
• succeed
• work out
• go over
• click
• come off
• cook
• pan out
• flourish
• thrive
• win
• prosper
• triumph
• prevail

4

as in to throw

to defeat by a large margin

it's no surprise that the inexperienced baseball team got totally bombed in its first game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw
• bury
• whip
• overcome
• smoke
• blow away
• annihilate
• upset
• beat
• cream
• flatten
• skin
• dust
• smother
• master
• top
• paste
• rout
• destroy
• trim
• snow under
• overwhelm
• thrash
• wax
• take
• clobber
• sweep
• skunk
• wallop
• score
• eat alive
• dispatch
• worst
• beat the pants off
• whup
• crush
• run circles around
• trounce
• whop
• conquer
• shellac
• succeed
• drub
• cap
• best
• whomp
• wipe the floor with
• exceed
• surpass
• lick
• better
• slaughter
• overthrow
• subdue
• tromp
• prevail (over)
• triumph (over)
• finish
• win (against)
• overpower
• subjugate
• hurdle
• eclipse
• vanquish
• knock over
• overtop
• surmount
• transcend
• ace (out)
• outdo
• flourish
• edge (out)
• knock off
• overmatch
• outstrip
• overbear
• outshine
• sink
• excel
• upend
• outdistance
• break
• outfight
• nose out
• pip
• do in

5

as in to attack

to use bombs or artillery against

the enemy has bombed the city again

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bomb

Noun

The latter is embodied by an underground race of telepathic mutants who worship an unexploded nuclear bomb and find themselves in conflict with the apes, as well as the few surviving humans, on the way to a finale that out-tragedies the original. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

But chaos ensues when Nick and Troy hijack one of those parade vehicles that just happens to be equipped with a gigantic nuclear bomb. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

The United States had just bombed Afghanistan, explosives had been found under the George Washington Bridge, the borders of New York State had been blockaded. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Doyle and Chedel had both escaped harm when the trade center was bombed by terrorists in 1993. — Sheryl Lee, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing bomb

• time bomb