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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Recent Examples of bombed

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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 That’s because this onetime refuge of Pablo Picasso was bombed to hell less than three weeks before the official end of the Second World War. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 In its kinetic war, the US has mostly bombed southern Iran, with more than 1,000 targets hit last month alone. — semafor.com, 12 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

Meta is rolling out an obvious fix to make its AI glasses less creepy amid backlash over the glasses’ non-consensual recordings that have flooded the Internet.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
But New Yorkers flooded social media after news broke, and eventually a petition was made in an effort to save the theater.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 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

But the university’s recent actions in a lawsuit filed by a former student who was attacked on campus during that period appear at odds with that commitment.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Not long after Bungalow 8 opened, the World Trade Center was attacked.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 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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