Synonyms of volley

volley

noun

ˈvä-lē 

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

surprised by the volley of complaints about cable service in the area

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of volley

But the first volley of RTX Spark options are obviously aimed at the high-end side of creators and local AI users. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2026

Representatives for Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Intercontinental Hotels Group and Loews hotel chains, all targeted in the first volley of lawsuits, did not respond to requests for comment. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 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