BROADSIDE Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

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adverb

Definition of broadside

as in sideways

with one side faced forward one car hit the other broadside and crushed the passenger door

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broadside

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noun

as in volley

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as in invective

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as in handbill

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Recent Examples of broadside

Adverb

The six-point bull turned broadside, and Teig pulled his arrow back. — Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025 The head came up broadside, facing to Bill’s left, and Bill sought the bear’s ear with the crosshairs. — Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025

Noun

Despite the broadsides, Obama maintains a considerably strong approval rating ‒ 66% of all voters, and 87% among Democrats, according to Marist polling. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 15 June 2026 Bass strategist Douglas Herman responded to Monday’s results by issuing a broadside against Raman. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for broadside

Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadside

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So, what was once a pretty harsh ride that tended to skip sideways in bumpy corners, bludgeon yours and your passenger’s spine and kidneys, and remind you what terror and despair really are, is now gone.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026
Leaders who fail to get the small things right eventually discover that the big things have a way of going sideways.

— Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of sideways

Noun

Their verbal volley is interrupted as each of them frantically googles quotes and facts on everything from the Zionist leader Jabotinsky to the American actor Jordan Peele.

— Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Messi made an impact early, scoring an equalizer in the 11th minute on a volley off a long cross from Noah Allen after Inter Miami had fallen behind following a sluggish start.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of volley

Noun

Each was cast as the antagonist in the game that saw England’s exit a World Cup or European Championship, prompting invective from rival supporters and a siege mentality in Manchester.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
These invectives evidently haven’t spooked Son, who once predicted that AI superintelligence would exist by 2035.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026

Definition of invective

Noun

Guardino began collecting rock memorabilia 55 years ago, amassing vinyl records, posters, handbills and autographed photos into what is considered the largest private collection of rock ephemera in Northern California.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2026
The exhibition brings together public health campaigns, agitprop, benefit flyers, and club handbills showing how poster design helped build survival networks from the ground up.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026

Definition of handbill

Noun

The 2024 race pitted Scharf, then Trump’s personal attorney, against Bailey, who used his office to file a barrage of legal briefs in support of the Republican president.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
In IconArrows pointing outwards Meanwhile, the daily barrage of news and headlines continue.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrage

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As these things go, the tweet exposes Hotez to public vituperation on social media and possibly physical harm.

— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
On March 12, Nickels tweeted a notice of a scientific conference in Washington at which Peter Daszak, the head of a research funding organization who has long been the target of vituperation by lab-leak advocates, would appear on a panel.

— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024

Definition of vituperation

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In addition to the coupons and the store circulars, join the store's loyalty program.

— Betty Nguyen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Canada’s largest lender also plans to increase annual compensation for its board directors by 22% to C$415,000 per year following a review by an external consultant, Royal Bank said in its annual proxy circular, filed Thursday.

— Christine Dobby, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in its attacks, as another night of bombardment killed at least nine civilians and injured dozens of others.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
The regime’s aerial bombardment and the rebels’ underground explosions caused much of the destruction in the Jdeideh quarter, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes the al-Hatab Square.

— Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

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