Synonyms for boom
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : boom |
| Phonetic Transcription : bum |
Top 10 synonyms for boom Other synonyms for the word boom
- appreciate
- bang
- barrage
- blare
- blast
- bloom
- burst
- cannonade
- clap
- crack
- drum
- drumfire
- enhance
- flower
- grow
- growth
- improvement
- increase
- inflation
- intensify
- jump
- prosperousness
- push
- resound
- reverberate
- reverberation
- rise in value
- roar
- roll
- rumble
- rush
- slam
- smash
- sound
- spurt
- strengthen
- succeed
- swell
- thrive
- thunder
- upsurge
- upswing
- upturn
- wham
Définition of boom
Origin :- mid-15c., earliest use was for bees and wasps, probably echoic of humming. The meaning "make a loud noise" is 15c. Cf. bomb. Meaning "to burst into prosperity" (of places, businesses, etc.) is 1871, American English. Related: Boomed; booming. Boom box first attested 1978.
- noun loud sound; crash
- noun prosperity
- verb crash; make loud sound
- verb prosper
- The boom of the huge mortars on the boats there sounded above everything.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- With grains that feed the Cannon's breath, And boom his sentences of death!
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
- Admiral Hobson, who broke the boom at Vigo in 1702, belonged to the same calling.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- The boom should be made a trifle smaller in diameter than the mast.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- What a thin tinkle it made out there, yet how deep was its boom within!
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- He turned and pointed to the boats, which his men were heaving from the boom amidships.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- This is to be expected in view of the boom in Spanish studies.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- His first boom had been great, but it was a trifle compared to his second.
- Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
- Through the open doorway they could hear the boom and rattle of drums.
- Extract from : « Warrior Race » by Robert Sheckley
- As a result the boom burst, and people resought their old homes.
- Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker
Antonyms for boom
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