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Synonyms for barraged
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : buh-rahzh; especially British bar-ahzh for 1, 2, 4, 5; bahr-ij for 3 |
| Phonetic Transcription : bəˈrɑʒ; especially British ˈbær ɑʒ for 1, 2, 4, 5; ˈbɑr ɪdʒ for 3 |
Top 10 synonyms for barraged Other synonyms for the word barraged
- assail
- bag
- bandy
- barrage
- beat down upon
- beset
- bombard
- bring down
- buck
- bung
- butt
- cannonade
- cant
- cast
- catapult
- chuck
- dash
- discharge
- dislodge
- dispatch
- drive
- drop the hammer
- eject
- emit
- expel
- fell
- fire upon
- flick
- fling
- fling off
- flip
- floor
- force
- gun
- harass
- heave
- hit
- hound
- hurl
- ignite
- impel
- kill
- lance
- lapidate
- launch
- let fly
- let go
- let go with
- lift
- lob
- loose
- murder
- open fire
- open up
- overturn
- overwhelm
- peg
- pellet
- pelt
- pepper
- pester
- pick off
- pitch
- plug
- pop
- pound
- precipitate
- project
- propel
- pull the trigger
- pump
- push
- put
- scatter
- send
- send forth
- set afloat
- set in motion
- set off
- shell
- shoot
- shove
- shower
- shy
- sling
- splatter
- spray
- sprinkle
- start
- stone
- storm
- strafe
- strew
- strike
- throw
- throw lead
- thrust
- torpedo
- toss
- trigger
- tumble
- unhorse
- unseat
- upset
- volley
- waft
- zap
Définition of barraged
Origin :- 1859, "action of barring; man-made barrier in a stream," from French barrer "to stop," from barre "bar," from Old French barre (see bar (n.1)). Artillery sense is 1916, from World War I French phrase tir de barrage "barrier fire" intended to isolate the objective. As a verb by 1917. Related: Barraged; barraging.
- As in launch : verb send off
- As in shoot : verb discharge a projectile, often to injure or kill
- As in throw : verb propel something through the air
- As in bombard : verb assault, attack
- As in hail : verb rain down on
- At the same time, they were bombarded and barraged by a vast artillery, subsequently they were attacked again and again by tanks.
- Extract from : « The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918 » by Frederick William Bewsher
Antonyms for barraged
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