Synonyms of bombed

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adjective

ˈbämd 

1

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

a designated driver sipping seltzer while her friends got bombed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• fried
• drunken
• gassed
• wet
• wasted
• impaired
• plastered
• smashed
• loaded
• blind
• lit
• tanked
• ripped
• blasted
• blitzed
• hammered
• under the influence
• stewed
• stoned
• looped
• crocked
• sloshed
• pickled
• inebriated
• stinking
• intoxicated
• under the weather
• besotted
• juiced
• tipsy
• blotto
• boozy
• potted
• soused
• stiff
• wiped out
• high
• three sheets in the wind
• sozzled
• canned
• oiled
• cockeyed
• tight
• lit up
• squiffed
• inebriate
• in the bag
• tiddly
• alcoholic
• sottish
• pie-eyed
• in one's cups
• maudlin
• rocky
• strung out
• dissipated
• dopey
• befuddled
• stupefied
• crapulous
• beery
• debauched
• dissolute
• bleary-eyed
• dipsomaniacal
• bibulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• dry
• sober
• temperate
• cool
• level
• steady
• abstemious
• abstinent
• teetotal
• clearheaded

2

as in ripped

being under the influence of a recreational drug

the police officer determined that the driver was bombed and arrested him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ripped
• loaded
• wasted
• blasted
• high
• hooked
• blitzed
• addicted
• stoned
• wiped out
• hopped-up
• strung out
• zonked
• zonked-out
• spaced-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• clean
• sober
• level
• temperate
• cool
• steady
• abstemious
• abstinent
• clearheaded

bombed

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verb

past tense of bomb

1

as in flooded

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

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

2

as in raced

slang to proceed or move quickly

skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raced
• rushed
• sped
• flew
• traveled
• drove
• hurried
• trotted
• scurried
• chased
• jumped
• zipped
• blew
• buzzed
• ran
• blasted
• stepped
• scuttled
• scooted
• rammed
• ripped
• dashed
• darted
• tore
• bolted
• zoomed
• bowled
• hustled
• hurled
• shot
• rocketed
• blazed
• whirled
• pelted
• whisked
• jogged
• cracked (on)
• breezed
• hurtled
• motored
• humped
• barreled
• hastened
• careened
• rustled
• bundled
• bustled
• careered
• beat it
• jetted
• belted
• nipped
• coursed
• cannonballed
• highballed
• hied
• galloped
• stepped on it
• hared
• hotfooted (it)
• shook a leg
• made tracks
• flitted
• streaked
• got a move on
• sprinted
• scampered
• scuffled
• stampeded
• scudded
• whizzed
• accelerated
• beetled
• overtook
• stepped out
• outpaced
• outstripped
• outran
• quickened
• caught up
• arrowed
• fast-forwarded
• beelined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawled
• dragged
• poked
• crept
• lingered
• lagged
• poked
• hung (around or out)
• loitered
• strolled
• shuffled
• sauntered
• tarried
• dallied
• ambled
• lumbered
• dawdled
• plodded
• slowed (down or up)
• dillydallied
• decelerated

3

as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• failed
• flopped
• folded
• missed
• struggled
• tanked
• flunked
• cratered
• struck out
• foundered
• crashed
• fell flat
• fell short
• washed out
• flamed out
• came up empty
• came to grief
• laid an egg
• came a cropper
• declined
• died on the vine
• floundered
• slipped
• slumped
• crumbled
• fell on one's face
• skidded
• misfired
• sank
• waned
• imploded
• miscarried
• went under
• self-destructed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delivered
• went
• succeeded
• worked out
• clicked
• went over
• came off
• cooked
• flourished
• thrived
• prospered
• won
• panned out
• prevailed
• triumphed

4

as in buried

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

• buried
• whipped
• flattened
• upset
• threw
• annihilated
• clobbered
• trounced
• overcame
• routed
• thrashed
• pasted
• dusted
• destroyed
• smothered
• mastered
• overwhelmed
• beat
• topped
• smoked
• creamed
• trimmed
• walloped
• shellacked
• snowed under
• skinned
• blew away
• took
• scored
• drubbed
• swept
• tromped
• conquered
• succeeded
• waxed
• whupped
• whomped
• surpassed
• dispatched
• crushed
• skunked
• exceeded
• whopped
• ate alive
• slaughtered
• wiped the floor with
• capped
• beat the pants off
• licked
• finished
• subdued
• ran circles around
• subjugated
• overthrew
• overmatched
• vanquished
• eclipsed
• bested
• prevailed (over)
• overpowered
• triumphed (over)
• surmounted
• upended
• knocked over
• won (against)
• hurdled
• excelled
• outshone
• knocked off
• outstripped
• outdid
• transcended
• worsted
• flourished
• bettered
• outdistanced
• overtopped
• aced (out)
• sank
• broke
• pipped
• edged (out)
• outfought
• overbore
• nosed out
• did in

5

as in attacked

to use bombs or artillery against

the enemy has bombed the city again

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bombed

Verb

Targets for violence For example, Bethel Baptist Church and its parsonage in Birmingham, Alabama, were bombed three times. — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

The Houthi rebels announced a maritime blockade of the Yemeni government's backer Saudi Arabia -- which has led a coalition that heavily bombed Houthi areas throughout the war. — August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

And their shock turned to anger when the United States bombed Iranian water storage facilities and Israel struck Iranian oil depots. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

The series has drawn early comparisons to True Detective and is quite a different take than the Reynolds film, which famously bombed at the box office. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

And Southampton’s a city that was heavily bombed during World War II, as a port city, and a good chunk of the city was destroyed. — Jinae West, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

That’s because this onetime refuge of Pablo Picasso was bombed to hell less than three weeks before the official end of the Second World War. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

In its kinetic war, the US has mostly bombed southern Iran, with more than 1,000 targets hit last month alone. — semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Nagasaki, bombed just three days later, receives only a fraction of that attention. — James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026