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
• drunken
• fried
• gassed
• wet
• wasted
• plastered
• impaired
• smashed
• tanked
• lit
• blind
• blitzed
• loaded
• blasted
• ripped
• hammered
• under the influence
• stewed
• stoned
• looped
• crocked
• sloshed
• inebriated
• pickled
• intoxicated
• stinking
• under the weather
• besotted
• tipsy
• juiced
• blotto
• boozy
• potted
• soused
• wiped out
• three sheets in the wind
• sozzled
• canned
• oiled
• cockeyed
• lit up
• high
• squiffed
• inebriate
• stiff
• in the bag
• tight
• tiddly
• sottish
• alcoholic
• 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
• annihilated
• threw
• clobbered
• trounced
• overcame
• routed
• thrashed
• pasted
• dusted
• smothered
• destroyed
• beat
• mastered
• smoked
• creamed
• overwhelmed
• topped
• walloped
• trimmed
• shellacked
• snowed under
• skinned
• blew away
• drubbed
• took
• tromped
• swept
• scored
• conquered
• waxed
• whupped
• succeeded
• whomped
• surpassed
• dispatched
• skunked
• crushed
• whopped
• ate alive
• exceeded
• slaughtered
• wiped the floor with
• beat the pants off
• capped
• licked
• subdued
• ran circles around
• finished
• subjugated
• overthrew
• overmatched
• vanquished
• eclipsed
• bested
• prevailed (over)
• overpowered
• triumphed (over)
• surmounted
• upended
• knocked over
• won (against)
• hurdled
• outshone
• excelled
• 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

The Israelis bombed the cemetery where her friends were buried, leaving body parts and bones scattered for relatives to collect like a puzzle. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

But shipments have since collapsed in the eight months since Iran bombed its key production facility at Ras Laffan. — Spencer Kimball,deena Zaidi, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

The Houthis bombed the corporate HQ of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, officials said. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

In the post–Cold War era, the United States has perfected the art of airpower—winning control of the skies so that enemy armies, navies, and territory can be bombed at will—to a degree that no country or even alliance of countries has matched. — Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

Russia has repeatedly bombed Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, forcing the country to rely on shipping routes close to the coasts of NATO member states Bulgaria and Romania, as well as on Danube river ports. — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Early that morning, an Argentinean naval tug had been bombed by the British, destroying its communications systems. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Most Gaza residents live in squalid tent camps, with large parts of cities bombed to rubble. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026