bombard Synonyms
Another word for bombard
• verb (Context 1)
To assail or overwhelm someone persistently with a large number of questions, criticisms, requests, or pieces of information.
"Reporters began to inundate the spokesperson with questions as soon as the press conference started."
• verb (Context 2)
To attack a place or target continuously with bombs, artillery shells, or other missiles.
"Coastal batteries continued to shell the island fortress throughout the night."
• verb (Context 3)
To direct a high-energy stream of subatomic particles or radiation against a substance or atomic nucleus (in physics).
"Researchers used a particle accelerator to irradiate the heavy target nuclei with alpha particles."
• noun (Context 4)
An early type of large-caliber, muzzle-loading medieval cannon used primarily during sieges to hurl heavy stone balls.
"The historical museum displayed a massive iron cannon used in fifteenth-century siege warfare."
• noun (Context 5)
A traditional double-reed woodwind instrument of the shawm family, used historically in Europe and still played in Breton folk music.
"The lively melody of the Breton folk dance was carried by a pair of players on the bagpipe and the shawm."
Opposites of bombard
The opposite of bombard shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: