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

Another image on this broadside featured a section of the city’s grid based on L’Enfant’s initial drawing. — Allison M. Prasch, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for broadside

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As the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris’ newfound bond with a pair of students (Mariana di Girolamo and Ailín Salas) threatens to send everyone’s trip sideways.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
And, of course, I’ve been criticized up and down and sideways for that.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sideways

Noun

Castro scored with a volley from inside the box in the 87th minute—enough for the Argentine team to advance with a 2-1 aggregate score.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Jorrel Hato misjudged the flight of the delivery, allowing Belloumi to emphatically half-volley a shot into the bottom corner.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of volley

Noun

Alongside his criticisms of Britain, the Argentine president devoted some invective to the United Nations itself.

— Adrienne Vogt, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Rather than Ole Miss run out alone and receive the invective, the Rebels waited for Arkansas to run out, then finally took the field.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of invective

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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

Stunned at first by his opponent’s aggressiveness and the onslaught of personal attacks, Ted trains himself to withstand the barrages and to respond in kind.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Unlike Purge, which hit hard right out of the gate with a barrage of forceful metal songs, Decay plays more to Godflesh’s experimental side, and its half a dozen tracks are some of the band’s most sophisticated and emotional songs.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of barrage

Noun

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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Einbinder and Sarandon have been among the most vocal advocates for the Palestinian cause amid Israel’s years-long bombardment of Gaza.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Russia hits apartment blocks, university The Russian bombardment of Zaporizhzhia late Sunday hit apartment blocks, a university and a shopping mall, among other sites, and wounded five people, Zelensky said on social media Monday.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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