Synonyms for bombing
bomb·ing

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1. bombing, bombardmentnoun

   an attack by dropping bombs

   Synonyms:
   barrage fire, barrage, outpouring, bombardment, onslaught, shelling, battery

2. bombingnoun

   the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists

   Synonyms:
   bombardment

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Sabotage
   • Terrorism

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1. List of paraphrases for "bombing":

   bombardment, shelling, explosion, blast, bomb, bombings, bombed, attack, bombarding, explosions, exploding, blasts, detonation, bomber, bombarded, detonating, detonated, strike, exploded, strikes, shelled

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1. Spokesman Colonel Steve Warren:

   This is a good counter to that (type of bombing).

2. Jess Kensky:

   I do look forward to a time where the bombing is in the background.

3. The Wall Street Journal:

   Donald Trump is now trying to blunt that rebuke by distorting the truth about the hijackers and the Osama bin Ladenera … Blaming George W. Bush for the 9/11 attacks is like blaming PresidentObamafor the recession that followed the 2008 financial panic, the rise of al Qaeda had been going on for years, and its first attack on U.S. soil was its bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993.

4. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   The Russians say they want to destroy Daesh but they are not bombing Daesh : they are bombing the moderate opposition, less than 30 per cent of Russian strikes are against Daesh targets.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   Let's hope that we can accelerate the ceasefire, because I fear that the Russians will continue their bombing, try to do everything they can to destroy what's left of the opposition.