BOMBED Synonyms: 365 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈbämd

Definition of bombed

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol a designated driver sipping seltzer while her friends got bombed

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as in ripped

being under the influence of a recreational drug the police officer determined that the driver was bombed and arrested him

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bombed

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verb

past tense of bomb

as in flooded

to attack with a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once following the reporter's obscene outburst, viewers bombed the television station with an unprecedented number of complaints

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as in raced

slang to proceed or move quickly skiers bombing down the slope vied for the coveted gold medal

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as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful the chichi restaurant bombed big-time, lasting only six months

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as in buried

to defeat by a large margin it's no surprise that the inexperienced baseball team got totally bombed in its first game

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as in attacked

to use bombs or artillery against the enemy has bombed the city again

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Initially arriving from the west, from cities like Hamburg and Berlin that had already been bombed by the Allies, even more refugees poured in from the east in late 1944 and early 1945. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 Paid off the witch, but Practical Magic still bombed on initial release. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Hmeimin served as a hub for Syrian warplanes that repeatedly bombed anti-Assad opposition groups, killing several civilians and destroying large parts of Syria’s infrastructure, including hospitals and medical facilities, in the process. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Targets for violence For example, Bethel Baptist Church and its parsonage in Birmingham, Alabama, were bombed three times. — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 The Houthi rebels announced a maritime blockade of the Yemeni government's backer Saudi Arabia -- which has led a coalition that heavily bombed Houthi areas throughout the war. — August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 And their shock turned to anger when the United States bombed Iranian water storage facilities and Israel struck Iranian oil depots. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The series has drawn early comparisons to True Detective and is quite a different take than the Reynolds film, which famously bombed at the box office. — Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 And Southampton’s a city that was heavily bombed during World War II, as a port city, and a good chunk of the city was destroyed. — Jinae West, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bombed

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Eurotrash from Frauke Finsterwalder will have its world premiere in Zurich, the festival confirmed Monday, following a writer called Philipp who embarks with his terminally ill and hopelessly drunk mother, Helene, on a road trip through Switzerland.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
This was the context for Justice Brewer’s remarks about Philip sober restraining Philip drunk.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of drunk

Adjective

During a search, officers discovered a loaded handgun in the employee's bag.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
In practical terms, the study suggests a preference for agentic AI to simplify drudge work and logistics, such as narrowing choices or suggesting better options, rather than taking full control of emotionally loaded or high-complexity decisions.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of loaded

Verb

Culture news and the SoCal scene The internet was flooded with news out of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art this week as an embargo lifted on coverage from inside the new 300,000-square-foot building in Exposition Park.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
It initially was allowed onto the ballot, and its young supporters flooded social media with videos promoting the party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of flooded

Verb

On Monday, rescuers in Nepal raced to free hundreds of workers thought to be trapped in hydropower site tunnels that were buried in mud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Two Yavapai County Sheriff's Office deputies raced against the clock to save a man's life after a rattlesnake bit him at a remote campsite.

— Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of raced

Verb

The only difference is that, after this race, some of the competitors collapsed to the floor with sparks flying from their insides while safety officials charged over to attend to them with fire extinguishers.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
And since then, the government collapsed, and gang warfare has spread.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapsed

Verb

For example, ExploitGym, a cybersecurity benchmark that was at the center of the July incident in which OpenAI’s models went rogue and attacked the company Hugging Face, was created in 2026.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
In the wake of Thursday’s ruling, a chorus of Missouri Republicans have attacked the court over its decision.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of attacked

Adjective

But when a traumatic drunken night resurfaces, Júlía must confront shame, family responsibilities and the courage to tell her own story, reads the logline.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
As powerful as Diamanda’s performance was, however, that specific reference later came to mean more to me on a drunken road trip through Kosovo with a Serb nationalist.

— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026

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