Blast

/blɑːst/

Synonyms for "blast" (446 found)

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Closest matches (90)

Noun(20 words)

bang gust attack bam baying berate blares blaringblast resistant wallsblasting blow bomb bombings boom breeze brisken bugger bugles burst cannoning

accurseaim atanathematizeat full blastattackawake the deadbackfire baffle balk bang bark barrage bay beat bedlambedlam let loosebeep bell bellow belt

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binge blare blasphemeblast the earblast-freeze blat blaze blight blitzblot outblowblow a hurricaneblow great gunsblow outblow overblow the hornblow to piecesblow upblowout blowup bluster bobbery bomb bombard boom brave brawl bray breezebreeze upbrew brouhaha buglebump offburst bust cancer canker cannon cannonade challenge charge charivari checkmate chirm

Interjection(1 words)

blammo

Verb(4 words)

blare blared blasted boom

Strong matches (133)

circumvent clamor clangor clap clarion clatter clobbercome upcommence firingcommotion completely compromise confound confront congeal contravene counter counteract countermand counterwork

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crack crash cream crescendo crib criticize croak cross curse damage damn darn dash deafendeep freezedefame defeat defy demolish denounce destroy detonate detonation devastate din discharge discomfit disconcert discord discountenance discredit dish disruptdo indonnybrook drubdrunken brawldry rotdust dustup dynamite elude enfilade entirely erase eruption excommunicate execrate explode explosion fanfarefill the airfirefire a volleyfire atfire uponfix flap flare flash flawflourish of trumpetsflummox flurry foil fracasfree-for-allfreezefreeze solidfreshen frustrate fulguration fully fulminatefulminate againstfulmination fungus fusillade gale gather getgive the business

Noun(28 words)

clap criticize damnation dang darn deafening denounce detonate detonating detonation detonations diatribes discharges draft dynamites dynamiting eruption explode explosion explosions

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fire firing flack flak flare foghorn foghorns fulminates

Verb(3 words)

confounded crucify dynamited

Related words (223)

glaciate glacifygo offgun downgunshot gusthell broke loosehex hit honk howl hubbubhue and cryhuff hullabaloo ice imprecate injure jangleknock the chocks

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lambaste larruplay outlay wastelet offlick loadloud noisemaximally mildew mine mold mortar mothmoth and rustmould moulder mouldy must nip noisenoise and shoutingnonplus offopen fireopen up onoutcry overwhelm pandemonium payload peal pepper perplex pest pipepipe uppolish offpoppop atpuff quick-freeze racket rage rake rattlerattle the windowsrave refreeze regelaterend the airrend the earsreport resound rhubarb ring rise roarrock the skyrot rowrub outruckus ruction ruin rumble rumpus rust sabotage salvo scotch scudset inset offsettle shatter shell shellac shindy shivaree shootshoot atshot shriek shrivel slam slug smash smut snipesnipe atsoundsound a tattoosound tapsspeech spikesplit the eardrumssplit the earsspoil spring squall squealstand in the waystartle the echoessteamroller stonewall storm strafe stump stun stunt surge swelltake aim attake care oftantara tantarara taps tarantara tattoo thoroughlythrow a whammythunderthunder againstthunderclap thwart tintamarre toot tootle torpedotouch offtrumpettrumpet blasttrumpet calltumult tweedle uproar upset volley waft wallop warhead waste wham whiff whiffle whip whistle windwind gustwipe outwither worm worsen wreck zapzero in on

Adjective(4 words)

goddam goddamed goddamn goddamned

Noun(30 words)

good timegreat gun gusting honking horsewhips kaboom knock outburst pancaking pillories plosion pox report shoots slam slamming slapshot snort sod

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squalls tooting toots torches trumpetingviolent pushwhizz whorewind gustwow

Verb(13 words)

incinerateknock downlambasted nail pillory rocketed savage scorched shell shoot smash tooted unloaded

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

42 entries

air currentair movementaudio eventblow blowup bomb bombard burst create criticise criticism criticizecurrent of aircut dash

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More specific

23 entries

IED blastberatebomb blastbreezecolor burstconventional blastcreative outburstdenounce detonate draftenergy surgeenthusiastic exclamationgunshot gustmild oathnuclear blast

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Collocations

10 entries

air blastblast furnaceblast injuryblast radiusblast resistantblast siteblast waveexplosive blastfull blastnuclear blast

Inflections

3 entries

blasted blasting blasts

Derivations

8 entries

air blastblast radiusblastable blasted blaster blasting blastoff blasts

similar

3 entries

hit pip shoot

Sample sentences

47 total sentences available.

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You have to blast your way out.

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A lot of people were killed by the blast.

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An icy blast of wind chilled me to the bone.

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News of the recent blast is all over the radio.

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