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bomb
Synonyms and Antonyms of bomb
1
something that has failed
corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon
blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner
2
British
a very large amount of money
bomb
Synonyms and Antonyms of bomb
1
to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
2
slang
to proceed or move quickly
barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it
3
to be unsuccessful
come a cropper, come to grief, come up empty, die on the vine, fall flat, fall on one's face, fall short, lay an egg
4
to defeat by a large margin
beat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worst
crush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquish
ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend
edge (out), nose out, pip [British]
beat the pants off, eat alive, run circles around (or run rings around), wipe the floor with (or wipe the ground with)
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