as in sturdy
marked by the ability to withstand stress without structural damage or distortion
the manufacturer's bombproof powerboats can take a lot of punishment
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Recent Examples of bombproof
Nevertheless, the boys sleep in a bombproof safe room.
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Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The single-wall, top-grade stainless-steel cup is dishwasher safe and certainly feels bombproof.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2014
The suit looks bombproof, with design details such as integrated rubber boots (rather than just neoprene), removable gloves, and an inflatable pillow for in-water neck support.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2015
To save up, Argentines stuff bundles of American bills into old clothes, beneath floor boards and in bombproof safe deposit boxes past nine locked gates and five stories beneath the ground.
—New York Times, 6 Aug. 2022
The bombproof design comes at a cost but will last for decades.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2020
An outdoor shed that costs less than $150 and a bombproof bike locker?
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2015
The bunker in Ivano-Frankivsk is not bombproof either.
—Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
The four-layer PVC material used in the bags is absolutely bombproof—I’ve never had any durability issues.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 3 July 2014
Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The single-wall, top-grade stainless-steel cup is dishwasher safe and certainly feels bombproof.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 15 Aug. 2014
The suit looks bombproof, with design details such as integrated rubber boots (rather than just neoprene), removable gloves, and an inflatable pillow for in-water neck support.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2015
To save up, Argentines stuff bundles of American bills into old clothes, beneath floor boards and in bombproof safe deposit boxes past nine locked gates and five stories beneath the ground.
—New York Times, 6 Aug. 2022
The bombproof design comes at a cost but will last for decades.
—Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Apr. 2020
An outdoor shed that costs less than $150 and a bombproof bike locker?
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2015
The bunker in Ivano-Frankivsk is not bombproof either.
—Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
The four-layer PVC material used in the bags is absolutely bombproof—I’ve never had any durability issues.
—Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 3 July 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombproof
Adjective
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The Gritti’s dock-manager to Grazer’s left, foreground right in the shot, may be suspicious that his sturdy right elbow, offered for support during that parlous little leap from land to sea, is being roundly ignored.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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“Bombproof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombproof. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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