Synonyms of bombarded

bombarded

verb

past tense of bombard

1

as in bombed

to use bombs or artillery against

the Allies bombarded Germany for a great many months during World War II

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombed
• attacked
• battered
• shelled
• blitzed
• cannonaded
• blitzkrieged
• pounded
• ravaged
• assaulted
• raked
• strafed
• assailed
• hit
• enfiladed
• devastated
• struck

2

as in flooded

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

reporters bombarded the company spokesman with sharp questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flooded
• barraged
• bombed
• questioned
• interrogated
• examined
• pumped
• inundated
• harassed
• quizzed
• annoyed
• grilled
• pestered
• queried
• hounded
• debriefed
• cross-examined
• catechized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bombarded

Carole seems good-natured about answering questions but also acknowledges that she’s been bombarded by them. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

It has been seen all too often in which stars are bombarded with requests at hotels and at airports. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Soon after the moon was formed, asteroids bombarded it, creating its pockmarked topography. — Martin Elvis, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

But now, new research has found asteroids and comets that have bombarded Mercury have created debris obscuring just how much Mercury has shrunk. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

But asteroids and comets have also bombarded Mercury, riddling it with impact craters, much like the pockmarked surface of Earth’s moon. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

The Martian surface is a practically airless vacuum, constantly bombarded with radiation, and regularly reaches temperatures as low as -81 degrees Fahrenheit. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

Chieftain Rajah Tupas resisted the Spanish for nearly a month before Legazpi bombarded local villages, forcing Tupas into a settlement. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Monday’s attack was the sixth straight day that Russia bombarded Kyiv. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026