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. Vira Protskych:

   People live in hell now in Mariupol. There are shelling and bombing of the city — civilian areas.

2. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   If you consider the way the attack happened and the general trend of it, we have identified Islamic State as the primary focus, it was definitely a suicide bombing...DNA tests are being conducted. It was determined how the suicide bombers got there. We're close to a name, which points to one group.

3. Associated Press:

   I could not stay at home, when I saw there was bombing in Kyiv, I was just devastated.

4. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   I saw some of the A-10s that are flying bombing missions against ISIL (the Pentagon's term for ISIS) when I was at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey last December, and we need the additional payload capacity they can bring to the fight, we're pushing off the A-10's final retirement until 2022 so we can keep more aircraft that can drop smart bombs on ISIL.

5. Ronald Reagan:

   My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.