SALVO Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

salvo

noun

ˈsal-(ˌ)vō

Definition of salvo

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once attacked the manager with a salvo of complaints before she even managed to say "hello"

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Recent Examples of salvo The first salvo in that plan is about to arrive in the form of the mass-market Rogue Hybrid that’ll attempt to battle the juggernaut that is the Toyota RAV4. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026 If the story of women’s liberation is often told as one long unlacing of the corset, an early salvo came from the French barricades. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 McMillan insists that Timeless is just the opening salvo of a busy period for the estate. — Keith Murphy, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 The legal salvo marks the latest twist in a scandal that upended Cal’s softball program over the last year and a half. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salvo

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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

OpenAI is holding its annual DevDay developer conference on Tuesday, where the artificial intelligence company is expected to showcase a flurry of new products and features.

— Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Cliffs teeter at 1,640 feet, before tumbling down in a flurry of vineyards and walking trails to the rushing rivers and gorges of Sil and Miño.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of flurry

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

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