Synonyms of drumbeat

drumbeat

noun

ˈdrəm-ˌbēt 

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrage
• flurry
• bombardment
• volley
• hail
• torrent
• fusillade
• flood
• cannonade
• salvo
• blitzkrieg
• tide
• shower
• drumfire
• blitz
• storm
• surge
• avalanche
• stream
• rash
• deluge
• outpouring
• spate
• inundation
• outflow
• outburst
• burst
• current
• gush
• overflow
• flood tide
• cataract
• river
• flush
• discharge
• glut
• engulfment
• surplus
• broadside
• earful
• cataclysm
• excess
• overabundance
• surfeit
• oversupply
• overkill
• superabundance
• overage
• superfluity
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drumbeat

The allegation was just part of a drumbeat of US criticism over the cartels’ political protection rackets. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Layoffs at the big platforms, hiring freezes, and a steady drumbeat of stories about software careers drying up. — Felysha Walker, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Saturday’s match was missing the loud Latin passion and party atmosphere that South American teams’ fans would have brought; the near-constant singing and chanting to a steady pounding drumbeat. — Miami Herald, 12 July 2026

Googling his name on Thursday, two days out from the semi-final, even brought a special drumbeat and Norwegian emojis rowing across the screen. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 July 2026