Synonyms of bombing

bombing 1 of 2

noun

as in bombardment

Related Words

• bombardment
• assault
• raid
• air raid
• offensive
• aggression
• onslaught
• attempt
• blitzkrieg
• ambush
• onset
• offense
• rush
• blitz
• strike
• counterattack
• invasion
• coup de main
• counteroffensive
• descent
• sortie
• charge
• ambuscade
• counterassault
• counterstrike
• incursion
• breakthrough
• counteraggression
• envelopment
• sally
• siege
• foray
• sack
• pillage
• flanking
• storm
• ravage

Dissimilar Words

• defense
• resistance
• opposition
• guard
• security
• protection
• defensive
• shield
• shelter

bombing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bomb

1

as in flooding

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

• flooding
• bombarding
• questioning
• interrogating
• barraging
• examining
• pumping
• debriefing
• harassing
• grilling
• quizzing
• querying
• annoying
• inundating
• pestering
• hounding
• cross-examining
• catechizing

2

as in flying

slang to proceed or move quickly

skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flying
• racing
• speeding
• traveling
• rushing
• driving
• hurrying
• scurrying
• trotting
• jumping
• zipping
• chasing
• running
• buzzing
• blowing
• blasting
• shooting
• scooting
• stepping
• scuttling
• darting
• zooming
• tearing
• ramming
• ripping
• bowling
• jogging
• blazing
• whirling
• dashing
• bolting
• hurling
• hustling
• humping
• barreling
• bustling
• hastening
• hurtling
• rocketing
• jetting
• motoring
• pelting
• careering
• careening
• cracking (on)
• haring
• rustling
• breezing
• coursing
• bundling
• whisking
• beating it
• highballing
• belting
• cannonballing
• nipping
• hying
• galloping
• stepping on it
• getting a move on
• making tracks
• shaking a leg
• sprinting
• hotfooting (it)
• streaking
• accelerating
• scampering
• flitting
• scudding
• scuffling
• whizzing
• stampeding
• overtaking
• beetling
• outrunning
• quickening
• stepping out
• outpacing
• outstripping
• catching up
• beelining
• arrowing
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• dragging
• poking
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• lagging
• poking
• loitering
• dawdling
• strolling
• shuffling
• plodding
• sauntering
• lumbering
• ambling
• dallying
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying
• decelerating
• tarrying

3

as in collapsing

to be unsuccessful

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsing
• failing
• flopping
• missing
• folding
• struggling
• cratering
• striking out
• tanking
• flunking
• crashing
• foundering
• flaming out
• falling short
• falling flat
• declining
• coming to grief
• dying on the vine
• coming up empty
• laying an egg
• washing out
• coming a cropper
• skidding
• crumbling
• slumping
• falling on one's face
• slipping
• floundering
• misfiring
• sinking
• waning
• miscarrying
• imploding
• going under
• self-destructing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeeding
• going
• delivering
• clicking
• working out
• going over
• coming off
• cooking
• thriving
• flourishing
• prospering
• winning
• panning out
• prevailing
• triumphing

4

as in burying

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

• burying
• whipping
• throwing
• overcoming
• flattening
• upsetting
• routing
• annihilating
• beating
• dusting
• smoking
• smothering
• mastering
• thrashing
• trimming
• taking
• pasting
• blowing away
• destroying
• topping
• sweeping
• scoring
• skinning
• overwhelming
• succeeding
• clobbering
• tromping
• waxing
• creaming
• whopping
• conquering
• drubbing
• walloping
• dispatching
• crushing
• shellacking
• whupping
• trouncing
• slaughtering
• capping
• surpassing
• exceeding
• eating alive
• snowing under
• whomping
• skunking
• running circles around
• beating the pants off
• wiping the floor with
• overthrowing
• finishing
• licking
• subduing
• prevailing (over)
• subjugating
• winning (against)
• vanquishing
• triumphing (over)
• surmounting
• overpowering
• hurdling
• knocking over
• upending
• overmatching
• transcending
• overtopping
• eclipsing
• outdoing
• knocking off
• flourishing
• bettering
• besting
• outdistancing
• worsting
• outstripping
• outshining
• sinking
• excelling
• edging (out)
• overbearing
• breaking
• outfighting
• acing (out)
• doing in
• pipping
• nosing out

5

as in attacking

to use bombs or artillery against

the enemy has bombed the city again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacking
• shelling
• battering
• bombarding
• blitzing
• pounding
• blitzkrieging
• cannonading
• ravaging
• strafing
• assaulting
• enfilading
• hitting
• raking
• devastating
• assailing
• striking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bombing

Noun

The apparently indiscriminate Israeli bombing that followed October 7th also undermined other Biden Administration priorities. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

In Europe, Moscow launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks against Ukraine, while Kyiv ramped up its bombing campaign by targeting logistics hubs belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 July 2026

Crocker, who survived the 1983 bombing of the US embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, said that at this point an unconditional opening of the Strait of Hormuz to all maritime traffic should be the objective. — Monica Haider, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

During the exercise, crews loaded 500-pound BDU-50 and 2,000-pound BDU-56 practice bombs onto the aircraft before releasing them over the Mountain Home bombing range. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

One of her most vivid memories came not while volunteering, but the morning after the Centennial Olympic Park bombing. — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026

In the 1990s, the Clinton administration reframed it as a domestic challenge after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. — Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

In Tuesday’s All-Star Game, deep-bombing Miguel Vargas reminded him how the heat increases when the expectations are higher. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Explosions rock Damascus Damascus’ tense post-revolution serenity was punctured on July 2 by the bombing of a café near the Justice Ministry that killed nine people and wounded dozens. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

Verb

French officials condemned the damage to the ancient monastery, comparing it to bombing Notre-Dame, while Ukrainian religious leaders called it a crime against humanity. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Another bad fix bombing out the moment it was most needed. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

After bombing out of its home event in Sydney, Slingsby and company dominated the Americas across the past three events in Rio de Janeiro, Bermuda and New York. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 22 June 2026

It was used in bombing missions during the current conflict between the US and Iran. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 15 June 2026

Cook, who is now retired and works in the private sector, became particularly incensed when the military began bombing boats in the Caribbean in September. — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

The tit-for-tat strikes were sparked by Israel bombing the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, long considered a Hezbollah stronghold, on Sunday. — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 8 June 2026

Brent crude was $97 per barrel this morning, up sharply on news that Iran and Israel had resumed bombing each other. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 June 2026

On Monday, the Israeli military resumed bombing Hezbollah in Lebanon as peace talks for the Iran war continue. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026