BROADSIDES Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

broadsides

noun

plural of broadside

as in salvos

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Noun

These recent actions, while ominous, are only the latest salvoes.

— James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
However, strikes were reported as far north as Semnan, just east of Tehran and home to a ballistic missile complex, pointing to a broader range of locations than in previous salvoes.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of salvos

Noun

These invectives evidently haven’t spooked Son, who once predicted that AI superintelligence would exist by 2035.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of invectives

Noun

To bring each of these new cabins to life, the airliner tapped over 5,000 frequent fliers, customers, and staff to see exactly what customers looked for while in flight, from relaxation to food options.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
For frequent fliers, an annual baseline membership starts at $1,250 and goes up to $4,850.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of flyers

Noun

The two sides fired white, smoky volleys, their guns making a black-powder hiss-bang.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
For example, rather than presenting viewers with alternating volleys of 30-second pitches, the network has kept the pacing lively by patching in creative of varying lengths throughout the night.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of volleys

Noun

With its mix of teenage alienation, anti-authority diatribes and heaps of personality disorder, Darko is appealing in a kind of neo-Heathers, anti-establishment way.

— Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
The two agreed that Springsteen's penchant in recent years for going on mid-concert political diatribes is wearing a little thin.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of diatribes

Noun

Ukraine now faces the prospect of punishing winter barrages on its electricity and other energy installations by an emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin.

— Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026
Bass’ barrages got to Raman more than a few times, leading her to talk over the NBC and Telemundo moderators or even shush them.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of barrages

Noun

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher went on one of his bad-boy tirades during a performance at the 1996 show by swearing, wandering the stage and making lewd gestures during his brother Noel’s guitar solo.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
This tradition viewed progressive nationalism as using promises of reform and demagogic tirades against scapegoats abroad to distract from their own corruption and irresponsibility.

— Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

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