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

That changed a bit earlier this month when the Houthis bombed the Saudi East-West pipeline, temporarily shutting down roughly 7 million barrels of oil flowing to the Red Sea – more than half of which had been diverted from the Strait of Hormuz. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Palminteri argued that early career struggles do not define a player's potential, pointing to guys like Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield who got drafted, bombed, busted, and then roared back. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Most of these were later destroyed when the family house was bombed during the Lebanese Civil War of 1975. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

In 2025, American and Israeli forces had bombed Iran’s nuclear-enrichment facilities, which Western leaders said were engaged in a decades-long drive to develop a nuclear weapon. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

In Gaza, last December, Mustafa and Nesma Al Borsh married after waiting two years, then Israel bombed the school shelter where they were expected to live—Mustafa’s eight-year-old nephew was killed in the blast. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

To prevent the aircraft from landing, Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government bombed the Sanaa airport’s sole runway. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

The United States had just bombed Afghanistan, explosives had been found under the George Washington Bridge, the borders of New York State had been blockaded. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Doyle and Chedel had both escaped harm when the trade center was bombed by terrorists in 1993. — Sheryl Lee, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026