Synonyms for bombshell
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bom-shel |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɒmˌʃɛl |
Top 10 synonyms for bombshell Other synonyms for the word bombshell
- abruptness
- affliction
- agitation
- astoundment
- atom bomb
- attack
- balk
- blow
- bolt from the blue
- bomb
- bombshell
- bounce
- breakdown
- brouhaha
- chagrin
- charge
- clash
- collision
- comedown
- commotion
- concussion
- crash
- curiosity
- curveball
- debacle
- device
- disappointment
- disaster
- disclosure
- discovery
- disgruntlement
- disillusion
- distress
- disturbance
- divulgence
- double whammy
- earthquake
- encounter
- epiphany
- eureka
- excitement
- explosive
- exposé
- exposure
- eye-opener
- flash
- fortune
- frustration
- furor
- godsend
- grenade
- hit
- hydrogen bomb
- hysteria
- impact
- incredulity
- injury
- jar
- jarring
- jerk
- jog
- jolt
- jounce
- jump
- kick
- letdown
- lightning bolt
- lurch
- marvel
- mine
- miracle
- misadventure
- miscalculation
- misfortune
- mishap
- missile
- Molotov cocktail
- nuclear bomb
- percussion
- phenomenon
- portent
- precipitance
- precipitation
- precipitousness
- prodigy
- projectile
- prostration
- punch
- quiver
- ram
- rarity
- revelation
- reversal
- reverse
- rocket
- scandal
- scare
- setback
- shake
- shell
- shock
- shocker
- shot
- sign
- start
- stir
- stroke
- stunner
- stupefaction
- stupor
- suddenness
- surprise
- thrill
- thunderbolt
- ticker
- torpedo
- tragedy
- trauma
- traumatism
- turn
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- uproar
- upset
- whammy
- wonder
- wonderment
- wow
- wreck
Définition of bombshell
Origin :- 1708, from bomb (n.) + shell (n.). The figurative sense of "shattering or devastating thing or event" attested from 1860. In reference to a pretty woman (especially a blonde) it is attested from 1942 ("Bombshell" as title of a movie starring blond U.S. actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937) is from 1933).
- As in jolt : noun surprise; sudden push
- As in sensation : noun something wonderful or awe-inspiring
- As in shock : noun complete surprise; blow
- As in surprise : noun something amazing; state of amazement
- As in blow : noun catastrophe
- As in bomb : noun exploding weapon
- As in eye opener : noun revelation
- As in hoo-hah : noun sensation
- I found out afterwards that they'd been on the lookout for the bombshell for half an hour.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- A second potato burst like a bombshell on the shingles behind him.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Had a bombshell burst over my head the effect could have been no greater.
- Extract from : « The Long Voyage » by Carl Richard Jacobi
- If a bombshell had dropped into Sellersville, consternation could not have been more complete.
- Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
- His appearance in the fray was like that of a bombshell timed to explode in its midst.
- Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
- And after all, their bombshell did not hurt anybody when they did explode it.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- The coming of the King was like a bombshell thrown amongst them.
- Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
- Nothing could be gained by throwing that bombshell in the midst of his guests.
- Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
- If a bombshell had fallen in the room, a greater sensation could not have been produced.
- Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
- Yet he is dangerous, and if he denounces us in the Duma it will come as a bombshell.
- Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux
Antonyms for bombshell
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