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Synonyms for blast

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

explode detonate fulminate nail smash shoot knock down blare

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Explode — to criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish

explode, detonate, damn, slam, dash, savage, cannonade, charge, charre UK, denounce, criticize UK US, criticise UK, lambast UK, lamblast US, fulminate

2. Smash

hit, smash, boom, ruin, nail, din, peal

3. Crucify

crucify, pillory

4. Blight

blight, shrivel, mildew, wither

Other

blare, shoot, shell, knock down, destroy, squall, whiff, clang, nip, bother, frustrate, fanfaronade rare

Noun

1. Explosion

explosion, burst, bang, volley, bam, eruption, clap, outburst, discharge

2. Blow

blow, gust, wind

3. Attack

fire, attack, flak

Other

ball, blah

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.

    My manager suddenly blasted me yesterday for being a little late to work for five days in a row, because I was never getting myself up on time.

  2. v. 2

    To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.

  3. n. 1

    A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).

  4. n. 2

    A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.

Related words

Word family
blaster blastissimo
Phrases
at one blast full blast prop blast

Forms

Plural
blasts → explosions, bursts, bangs, volleys…
Past participle
blasted
e.g. blasted → exploded, detonated, damned, slammed…

Example sentences

  • explode We are sitting on a powder keg waiting to explode.
  • detonate We're going to detonate the bomb in a few moments.
  • fulminate Why fulminate: it only makes us waste our energy!
  • nail There is enough iron in your body to make a nail.
  • smash Did you smash the window willingly or unwillingly?
  • shoot It is difficult to shoot a bird flying in the air.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
blaststeady
exploderising
detonaterising
fulminatefalling
nailrising
smashrising

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

By length

3 letters
hit1, din1, bam1, nip1
4 letters
fire2, damn1, ball1, wind1, blow1, boom1, ruin2, bang1, nail1, slam1, dash1, blah1, clap1, gust1
5 letters
shoot1, shell1, burst1, smash1, whiff1, clang1, blare1
6 letters
attack2, charge1, bother2, savage2, blight1, volley2, wither2, mildew2, squall1, charre
7 letters
destroy2, explode2, crucify3, shrivel2, pillory3, lambast
8 letters
eruption3, denounce2, outburst2, detonate3, lamblast
9 letters
explosion3, discharge2, criticize3, criticise, frustrate2, cannonade, fulminate3
11 letters
fanfaronade

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).