Synonyms of bombardment

bombardment

noun

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

the bombardment of so many instructions meant that I missed some of the information

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrage
• flurry
• volley
• hail
• fusillade
• flood
• cannonade
• blitzkrieg
• torrent
• salvo
• drumbeat
• blitz
• tide
• shower
• storm
• drumfire
• avalanche
• surge
• inundation
• rash
• stream
• deluge
• outflow
• outburst
• burst
• outpouring
• spate
• overflow
• discharge
• broadside
• flood tide
• current
• cataract
• engulfment
• river
• cataclysm
• surplus
• glut
• gush
• flush
• excess
• overabundance
• earful
• surfeit
• oversupply
• overkill
• superabundance
• overage
• superfluity
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bombardment

None of the works address the recent bombardments directly, although the precarious context of ongoing threat, instability and struggle can be felt in almost all of them. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

In one recent bombardment of Kyiv, Ukraine’s defences failed to intercept a single missile; 17 people were killed. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 19 Aug. 2026

The airstrikes killed at least 11 people, including three children; Israel’s invasion and aerial bombardment of Lebanon have left more than 4,000 dead since March. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The fast-food restaurant in Kyiv’s Lukianivka neighborhood has withstood at least nine bombardments since Russia invaded Ukraine four and a half years ago. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

The Maratha cavalry was supported by an artillery bombardment, but poor tactics and the need to protect civilians undermined the Maratha strength. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in its attacks, as another night of bombardment killed at least nine civilians and injured dozens of others. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

The regime’s aerial bombardment and the rebels’ underground explosions caused much of the destruction in the Jdeideh quarter, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes the al-Hatab Square. — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Ukraine’s Long Missile Siege Ukraine has been under an escalating bombardment from Russia four years. — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026