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

The Natanz site, where two of Iran's uranium enrichment plants were located, was bombed during the war started by the United States and Israel on February 28, and during last year's 12-day war. — Catherine Cartier, USA Today, 22 July 2026

In Yemen, the Houthis (an Iranian proxy group) bombed Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Things had improved since then, before spilling out into the open late last year when Saudi Arabia bombed a port in Yemen targeting a weapons shipment from the UAE. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026

Helldivers 2 was bombed with hundreds of thousands of negative reviews, and Sony reversed the policy within days. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

After easing through the first three innings, Bryan Reynolds hit a double off the top of the left field fence and Valdez bombed one to left to cut the Phillies' lead to 5-2. — CBS News, 30 June 2026

There is a bond there that is strong enough, that overwhelming loneliness is bombed. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

Tehran has not allowed the IAEA access to its nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States during a 12-day war in June 2025, according to a confidential IAEA report circulated to member states and seen by AP in February. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

Iranian officials are also painfully aware that their country was bombed during previous periods of negotiations with the US since the war that broke out in late February. — Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 19 June 2026