Synonyms for barrage

Most common

bombardment · shelling · battery · dakka · onslaught · outpouring

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

trickle, dribble, silence

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.

2. n. 2

   A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.

3. v. 1

   To direct a barrage at.

Related words

Phrases

balloon barrage barrage balloon

Forms

Plural

barrages → bombardments, shellings, batteries, onslaughts…

Past participle

barraged
e.g. barraged → bombarded, assailed…

Example sentences

• battery Sami spent sixty dollars on getting a new battery.
• bombardment Nothing would escape a Chinese bombardment in Taiwan.
• shelling The British shelling stopped at seven o'clock.
• onslaught The defenders checked the onslaught by the attackers.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

dakka

6 letters

flurry², assail²

7 letters

battery³, bombard²

8 letters

shelling²

9 letters

avalanche³, onslaught², fusillade³

10 letters

outpouring³

11 letters

bombardment³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (flurry² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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