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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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 Nagasaki, bombed just three days later, receives only a fraction of that attention. — James M. Scott, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

In the post-Potter years, Radcliffe has spoken about turning to alcohol, describing how getting drunk publicly ultimately led him to pursue sobriety in 2010.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Last year, research from a watchdog group found that ChatGPT would tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 18 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

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As men, women and children flooded across the border between Morocco and Spain, into the autonomous city of Ceuta at the end of July, European populists and anti-immigrant politicians capitalized on the shocking images of human desperation.

— Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
And now, since Panettiere's death, fans have again flooded Neutrogena's social media.

— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of flooded

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Barrichello competed as an F1 driver for 19 seasons and has also raced as an IndyCar and stock car driver.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Drivers who raced in Sunday's Freedom 250 Grand Prix praised everything from the challenging street course to the one-of-a-kind setting surrounding it.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of raced

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Valentine went down early in camp with a hamstring injury, was replaced by Cisse and has been buried since.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
These included a child buried face down, a skeleton positioned as in a crucifixion, graves with stones placed around the skull as if to prevent biting or movement, as well as other graves with sickles and padlocks.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of buried

Verb

Evidence publicly presented in the Clancy case indicates Lindsay was the only adult at the family home when investigators believe the children were attacked.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The Defense Ministry in Bucharest said that so far this year, Russia had attacked targets close to Romania's frontier 54 times, representing a significant increase on the 28 attacks close to the border in all of 2025.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 21 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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