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

Kaczynski, who killed three people and injured 23 others with mail bombs over a 17-year span, pressured the Washington Post, in conjunction with the New York Times, to publish his 35,000-word manifesto in 1995. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Moscow continues to increase its production of glide bombs, which threaten Ukrainian military positions and terrorize cities close to the frontline—including regional capitals such as Zaporizhzhia or Sumy. — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026

Verb

The 20 deaths made 2025 the deadliest year for antisemitic attacks since 1994, when a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires was bombed, killing 85 people and wounding 300. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 29 July 2026

The meeting came after nearly two weeks of the United States bombing Iran, with Tehran striking back against allies in the region, including a hit on a military base in Jordan that killed three American service members. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Phrases Containing bomb

• time bomb