Definition for Bomb:

• A hollow iron shell filled with explosive material to be shot from a cannon; also, any similar receptacle containing an explosive. bombshell.

Synonyms for Bomb:

• adj.

  •boring (adjective)
  • unvaried,
  • most nowhere,
  • more zero,
  • in sipid,
  • characterless,
  • in terminable,
  • Weariful,
  • un interesting,
  • un-exciting,
  • more wellworn,
  • most wellworn,
  • most drudging,
  • more nowhere,
  • in-terminable,
  • nowhere,
  • stereo typed,
  • well-worn,
  • un exciting,
  • bombest,
  • wellworn,
  • most well worn,
  • most zero,
  • motheaten,
  • most nothing,
  • most well-worn,
  • most unvaried,
  • un varied,
  • more drudging,
  • draggest,
  • in-sipid,
  • most characterless,
  • more well worn,
  • inter-minable,
  • more well-worn,
  • more nothing,
  • dragger,
  • ho hum,
  • well worn,
  • un-varied.
  •weariful (adjective)
  • drearer,
  • drearest.

• n.

  •
  • crash,
  • thrive,
  • bust.
  •
  • blitz,
  • attack,
  • counterattack,
  • bomb out.
  •
  • gallop,
  • surge,
  • race,
  • be quick on your feet,
  • outpace,
  • hasten,
  • fly,
  • dart.
  •
  • dip,
  • germicide.
  •
  • fallout shelter,
  • cruise missile,
  • first strike,
  • the bomb,
  • fireball,
  • early warning,
  • fallout.
  •
  • pass.
  •ammunition (noun)
  • confettis,
  • iron ration,
  • buckshots.
  •artifact (noun)
  • bomb.
  •blow up (noun)
  • blow.
  •bomb (noun)
  • dud,
  • fail,
  • flunk,
  • bomb calorimeter,
  • flush it,
  • turkey.
  •declaration (noun)
  • dis-closure,
  • dis-closures,
  • ex-positions,
  • in-formations,
  • ex-planations,
  • in-formation,
  • re velation,
  • de-position,
  • ex planations,
  • ex-position,
  • re-velation,
  • re-marks,
  • de-positions,
  • de positions,
  • dis closure,
  • re velations,
  • in formations,
  • re-velations,
  • de position,
  • ex planation,
  • dis closures,
  • re marks,
  • re mark.
  •exploding weapon (noun)
  • bombshell,
  • projectile,
  • nuclear bomb,
  • charge,
  • ticker.
  •explosive (noun)
  • ex plosives,
  • nitro glycerins,
  • ex-plosives,
  • nitroglycerins,
  • nitro glycerin,
  • ex-plosive,
  • tnts,
  • nitro-glycerins,
  • nitro-glycerin,
  • ex plosive.
  •failure (noun)
  • nonfeasance,
  • non-success,
  • insolvency,
  • inadequacy,
  • failings,
  • total loss,
  • Unsuccess,
  • unsuccessfulness,
  • Non-performance,
  • nonperformance,
  • nonsuccess,
  • lead balloon,
  • sinking ship,
  • faux pas,
  • implosion.
  •flop (noun)
  • non starters,
  • non-starters,
  • non starter.
  •forward pass (noun)
  • aerials,
  • pass pattern,
  • flare pass.
  •insolvency (noun)
  • in-solvencies,
  • in-solvency,
  • in solvency.
  •missile (noun)
  • MXS,
  • trajectiles.
  •nonfeasance (noun)
  • de-fault,
  • de fault,
  • non feasance,
  • non-feasances,
  • de-faults,
  • non feasances,
  • de faults.
  •sensation (noun)
  • bombshells.
  •storm (noun)
  • out bursts,
  • out breaks,
  • out-cry,
  • out-burst,
  • out-cries,
  • out-bursts,
  • out burst,
  • rampancies,
  • drumfires,
  • out cries,
  • out-break,
  • rabidities,
  • out break,
  • out-breaks.
  •unsuccess (noun)
  • un successes,
  • un-successes.
  •unsuccessfulness (noun)
  • un-successfulness,
  • un-successfulnesses,
  • un successfulness.
  •weapon (noun)
  • harpoon,
  • shotgun,
  • cherry bomb,
  • nuclear warhead,
  • ash can,
  • high explosive,
  • barong,
  • flamethrower,
  • scythes,
  • six-ton,
  • revolver,
  • crossbow,
  • cutlass,
  • Ballista,
  • battleax,
  • firearm,
  • nunchaku,
  • arbalest,
  • stiletto,
  • sword,
  • switchblade,
  • crossbows,
  • chain detonation,
  • flamethrowers,
  • cobalt bomb or C-bomb,
  • backsword,
  • cross-bow,
  • jet propulsion,
  • scythe,
  • hunting knife,
  • stink bomb,
  • salvo of bombs,
  • assegai,
  • bazookas,
  • cyanide,
  • rack of bombs,
  • harpoons,
  • glider,
  • howitzers,
  • hand grenade blockbuster,
  • pipe,
  • blowgun,
  • archery,
  • Cutlasses,
  • parachute,
  • demolition,
  • cluster bomb unit or CBU,
  • atlatl,
  • howitzer,
  • Shotguns,
  • bazooka,
  • multiple warhead,
  • plastic,
  • napalm bomb,
  • time,
  • arbalests,
  • banderilla,
  • DIRKS,
  • axe,
  • potato masher,
  • letter,
  • slingshot,
  • revolvers,
  • stilettoes,
  • Stilettos,
  • blowguns,
  • bow and arrow,
  • banderillas,
  • hydrogen bomb or H-bomb,
  • magnesium,
  • assegais,
  • smoke,
  • dirk,
  • smart,
  • delayed action.

• v.

  •blast (verb)
  • de stroying,
  • de-stroying,
  • de-stroyed,
  • de-stroys,
  • de-stroy,
  • de stroys,
  • de stroyed,
  • de stroy.
  •bombard (verb)
  • be-set,
  • be-sets,
  • be-sieging,
  • be-sieges,
  • firing up on,
  • be sieging,
  • opens fire,
  • be-siege,
  • be sieged,
  • be sieges,
  • be-setting,
  • fire up on,
  • fires up on,
  • be siege,
  • fired up on,
  • opened fire,
  • be setting,
  • be sets,
  • firing upon,
  • be-sieged,
  • fires upon,
  • opening fire.
  •detonate weapon (verb)
  • prang,
  • wipe out,
  • rain destruction,
  • rake,
  • zero in.
  •fail miserably (verb)
  • lose,
  • flummox,
  • blow it,
  • go out of business.
  •flop (verb)
  • falls short,
  • came apart,
  • mis-firing,
  • mis carried,
  • falls flat,
  • mis-fire,
  • mis-carry,
  • mis fired,
  • fell flat,
  • mis carry,
  • mis firing,
  • mis carrying,
  • mis-fired,
  • mis-fires,
  • mis fire,
  • comes nothing,
  • coming to nothing,
  • mis fires,
  • came nothing,
  • comes apart,
  • mis-carrying,
  • coming nothing,
  • come nothing,
  • falling flat,
  • comes to nothing,
  • came to nothing,
  • mis carries.
  •raid (verb)
  • tips over,
  • knocks over,
  • marched on,
  • in-road,
  • marching on,
  • falls up on,
  • leant against,
  • leans on,
  • de-spoil,
  • marches on,
  • de spoiled,
  • fired on,
  • fell up on,
  • falling up on,
  • de-spoiling,
  • firing on,
  • de-spoils,
  • de-spoiled,
  • leaned on,
  • leaned against,
  • leans against,
  • in road,
  • in roads,
  • fires on,
  • descending on,
  • in-roads,
  • leaning against,
  • falling upon,
  • over runs,
  • de spoiling,
  • descended on,
  • knocking over,
  • de spoils,
  • over running,
  • de spoil,
  • falls upon,
  • descends on,
  • tipping over,
  • leant on,
  • fall up on.
  •raze (verb)
  • re duces,
  • up-setting,
  • tears up,
  • re-moves,
  • re-moving,
  • over turning,
  • casts down,
  • blew down,
  • up-sets,
  • up setting,
  • over throwing,
  • over-thrown,
  • re-move,
  • un builds,
  • over-throwing,
  • tare up,
  • over turns,
  • up sets,
  • un build,
  • un making,
  • re-duce,
  • un building,
  • un-builds,
  • breaks down,
  • re duce,
  • un done,
  • un did,
  • un-build,
  • threw down,
  • scratches out,
  • unbuilds,
  • re-duces,
  • un does,
  • re move,
  • un-made,
  • over-turning,
  • re moving,
  • blows down,
  • up-set,
  • un-built,
  • un-makes,
  • un doing,
  • un-making,
  • blowing down,
  • top pled,
  • un made,
  • un-does,
  • un-doing,
  • over thrown,
  • brake down,
  • un-did,
  • scratched out,
  • re moved,
  • broke down,
  • over-turn,
  • un make,
  • un-building,
  • un makes,
  • un built,
  • throws down,
  • un-make.
  •speed (verb)
  • dis-patched,
  • pro-motes,
  • opens up throttle,
  • went all out,
  • goes like wind,
  • got under way,
  • gears up,
  • gat moving,
  • went like wind,
  • getting a move on,
  • dis patch,
  • stepping it,
  • gat move on,
  • gearing up,
  • making haste,
  • loses no time,
  • gotten moving,
  • gets move on,
  • goes all out,
  • opened throttle,
  • going like the wind,
  • gets a move on,
  • gat under way,
  • opens throttle,
  • went like the wind,
  • dis patching,
  • go like wind,
  • pro-moting,
  • stepping on it,
  • getting moving,
  • pressed on,
  • opening throttle,
  • cutting along,
  • opening up throttle,
  • goes like the wind,
  • makes haste,
  • get move on,
  • gotten a move on,
  • lost no time,
  • opened up throttle,
  • goes fast,
  • steps it,
  • pro moting,
  • stepped on it,
  • steps on it,
  • dis-patch,
  • pro-mote,
  • going fast,
  • gathers momentum,
  • gets under way,
  • getting move on,
  • gat a move on,
  • losing no time,
  • cuts along,
  • dis patched,
  • gathered momentum,
  • presses on,
  • going like wind,
  • gotten move on,
  • dis-patches,
  • dis patches,
  • gets moving,
  • gotten under way,
  • got move on,
  • stepped it,
  • dis-patching,
  • gathering momentum.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • booby trap,
  • backfire,
  • cluster bomb,
  • landmine,
  • teargas,
  • guided missile,
  • fungicidal,
  • languish,
  • implode,
  • Scud missile,
  • fall behind,
  • destroy,
  • self-destruct,
  • citronella,
  • insecticide,
  • carpet bomb,
  • totter,
  • petrol bomb,
  • boomerang,
  • hydrogen bomb,
  • car bomb,
  • Molotov Cocktail,
  • sam,
  • incendiary,
  • organophosphate,
  • smart bomb,
  • pesticide,
  • herbicide,
  • mousetrap,
  • tnt,
  • neutron bomb,
  • crumble,
  • ballistic missile,
  • flyswatter,
  • fusion bomb,
  • fungicide,
  • collapse,
  • disintegrate,
  • resit,
  • fall down,
  • mail bomb,
  • sputter,
  • depth charge,
  • ddt,
  • atomic bomb,
  • bayonet,
  • weedkiller,
  • IED,
  • surface-to-air,
  • smoke bomb,
  • dirty bomb,
  • egg,
  • hand grenade,
  • camphor,
  • grenade,
  • detonate,
  • time bomb,
  • underperform,
  • h-bomb,
  • a-bomb,
  • flypaper,
  • atom bomb,
  • letter bomb,
  • device.
  •
  • fiasco,
  • evade,
  • zapper,
  • repellent,
  • unravel,
  • swat,
  • fade,
  • dip out,
  • carve up,
  • founder,
  • harass,
  • shoot down,
  • elude,
  • mothball.
  •
  • lag,
  • mine,
  • nosedive,
  • atrophy,
  • sortie,
  • sour.
  •
  • come down,
  • shell,
  • take up,
  • pound,
  • run-through.
  •
  • go for,
  • get through,
  • strike out,
  • qualify.
  •
  • sit,
  • target,
  • retake.
  •
  • choke.
  •
  • miss.
  •
  • score.
  •
  • fall.
  •
  • take.
  •speed
  • Careered,
  • Barrelling,
  • get a move on,
  • open throttle,
  • lose no time,
  • gear up,
  • goes out,
  • get under way,
  • barreled,
  • got a move on,
  • open up throttle,
  • Careering,
  • geared up,
  • got moving,
  • go out,
  • cut along,
  • went fast,
  • barrelled,
  • getting under way,
  • go fast,
  • go like the wind,
  • step it,
  • press on,
  • go all out,
  • step on it,
  • going all out,
  • gather momentum,
  • made haste,
  • make haste,
  • get moving,
  • Barreling,
  • pressing on.

Paraphrases for Bomb:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    BOMBS.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    device.
  • Verb, past tense
    Attacked.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    bombard, bombards.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    bombshell, time-bomb.
  • Verb, past tense
    bombard.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    bombards.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    explosive-laden.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    boom, nuke, blockbuster, dynamite, hottie, ammunition.
  • Verb, past tense
    Blew, Jumped, Skipped.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, detonate.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    blast, booby-trapped, bombing, explosives-laden.
  • Proper noun, singular
    bombings, bomba, explosion, explosions, bombed, blast, blasts, booby-trapped, bombing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    explosion, blast, Bom, weapon, bombing.
  • Verb, past tense
    blasts.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    fires.
  • Verb, base form
    blast, bombard.

Antonyms for Bomb:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    jim-dandy, corker, phenomenon, spending money, pocket money, crackerjack, petty cash, mite, dandy, peanuts, pin money.

• v.

  • detonate weapon
    create, aid, protect, win, do well, succeed, build.
  • fail miserably
    achieve.

Bomb Sentence Examples:

• Had she flung a bomb amongst them she could hardly have made a greater disorder of their wits.

• " I think I can take care of her and the bomb, too," Garth said quietly.

Homophones for Bomb:

• baum, balm, bohm, Bom.

Hypernym for Bomb:

• n.

  • artifact
    gas shell, atomic bomb, dumb bomb, GP bomb, incendiary, stench bomb, chemical bomb, depth charge, penetration bomb, fusion bomb, fission bomb, fuel-air bomb, incendiary bomb, atom bomb, bomblet, cluster bomb, remote-control bomb, microwave bomb, a-bomb, briefcase bomb, antipersonnel bomb, balloon bomb, letter bomb, cruise missile, parcel bomb, depth bomb, anti-personnel bomb, pipe bomb, grenade, smoke bomb, volume-detonation bomb, thermonuclear bomb, infernal machine, time bomb, h-bomb, gravity bomb, plastic bomb, bombshell, package bomb, cluster bomblet, smart bomb, car bomb, Fugo, E-bomb, general-purpose bomb, thermobaric bomb, plutonium bomb, firebomb, smoke grenade, aerosol bomb, megaton bomb, hydrogen bomb, stink bomb, fragmentation bomb, gas bomb, daisy cutter, vacuum bomb.

• v.

  • competition
    atomize, atomise, blast, shell, hydrogen-bomb, glide-bomb, letter bomb, pattern-bomb, skip-bomb, zap, nuke, bomb out, atom-bomb, dive-bomb, firebomb, carpet bomb.

Hyponym for Bomb:

• n.

  • artifact
    explosive device, implements of war, munition, arms, weaponry, weapons system.
  • event
    fizzle, flop, bust.

• v.

  • competition
    assail, attack.