Synonyms for thunderbolt

Most common

thunder clap · bolt · common kingsnake · belemnite

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.

Forms

Plural

thunderbolts → bombshells, bolts, belemnites…

Example sentences

• bolt It came to the president like a bolt of lightning.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

bolt¹

9 letters

bombshell², belemnite

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bombshell² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

coup de foudre

Italiano

colpo di fulmine