bombard

verbCommon GRE wordMore B words

to assail persistently, as with questions, attacks, or demands

In a sentence

Bombard in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing bombard in a sentence.

Reporters bombarded the spokesperson with questions about the leak.

Synonyms

Antonyms

spareleave alone

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Bombard (verb) means to assail persistently, as with questions, attacks, or demands

Here is bombard used in an example sentence: "Reporters bombarded the spokesperson with questions about the leak."

Common synonyms for bombard include barrage, assail, besiege, pelt.

Antonyms of bombard include spare, leave alone.

Bombard is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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