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Synonyms & Antonyms of bombed
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
being under the influence of alcohol
- a designated driver sipping seltzer while her friends got bombed
Synonyms for bombed
- besotted,
- blasted
- [slang],
- blind,
- blitzed
- [slang],
- blotto
- [slang],
- boozy,
- canned
- [slang],
- cockeyed,
- crocked,
- drunk,
- drunken,
- fried,
- gassed,
- hammered
- [slang],
- high,
- impaired,
- inebriate,
- inebriated,
- intoxicated,
- juiced
- [slang],
- lit,
- lit up,
- loaded
- [slang],
- looped,
- oiled
- [slang],
- pickled,
- pie-eyed,
- plastered,
- potted
- [slang],
- ripped
- [slang],
- sloshed
- [slang],
- smashed
- [slang],
- sottish,
- soused,
- sozzled,
- squiffed
- (or squiffy),
- stewed,
- stiff,
- stinking
- [slang],
- stoned,
- tanked
- [slang],
- tiddly
- [chiefly British],
- tight,
- tipsy,
- wasted
- [slang],
- wet,
- wiped out
- [slang]
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2
being under the influence of a recreational drug
- the police officer determined that the driver was bombed and arrested him
Synonyms for bombed
- blasted
- [slang],
- blitzed
- [slang],
- high,
- hopped-up,
- loaded
- [slang],
- ripped
- [slang],
- spaced-out
- (or spaced),
- stoned,
- strung out,
- wasted
- [slang],
- wiped out
- [slang],
- zonked,
- zonked-out
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bombed
verb
past tense of bomb
Synonyms & Antonyms of bombed (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
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2
slang
to proceed or move quickly
- skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal
Synonyms for bombed
- barreled
- (or barrelled),
- belted,
- blasted,
- blazed,
- blew,
- bolted,
- bowled,
- breezed,
- bundled,
- bustled,
- buzzed,
- cannonballed,
- careened,
- careered,
- chased,
- coursed,
- cracked (on),
- dashed,
- drove,
- flew,
- hared,
- hastened,
- hied,
- highballed,
- hotfooted (it),
- humped,
- hurled,
- hurried,
- hurtled,
- hustled,
- jetted,
- jumped,
- motored,
- nipped,
- pelted,
- raced,
- rammed,
- ran
- (also chiefly dialectal run),
- ripped,
- rocketed,
- rushed,
- rustled,
- scooted,
- scurried,
- scuttled,
- shot,
- sped
- (or speeded),
- stepped,
- tore,
- traveled
- (or travelled),
- trotted,
- whirled,
- whisked,
- zipped,
- zoomed
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3
to be unsuccessful
- the chichi restaurant bombed big-time, lasting only six months
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4
to defeat by a large margin
- it's no surprise that the inexperienced baseball team got totally bombed in its first game
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- beat,
- bested,
- conquered,
- dispatched,
- hurdled,
- licked,
- mastered,
- overbore,
- overcame,
- overmatched,
- prevailed (over),
- subdued,
- surmounted,
- threw,
- took,
- triumphed (over),
- won (against),
- worsted
- crushed,
- knocked off,
- knocked over,
- overpowered,
- overthrew,
- overwhelmed,
- subjugated,
- upended,
- vanquished
- aced (out),
- bettered,
- eclipsed,
- exceeded,
- outdid,
- outdistanced,
- outfought,
- outshone
- (or outshined),
- outstripped,
- overtopped,
- surpassed,
- topped,
- transcended
- edged (out),
- nosed out,
- pipped
- [British]
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“Bombed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombed. Accessed 2 Oct. 2022.
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