All blast synonyms
blast
B b verb blast
- lambaste β to beat or whip severely.
- demolish β To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- bomb β A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
- injure β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- burst β If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- shatter β to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- detonate β If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
- kill β to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- blow up β If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- attack β To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- criticize β If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- castigate β If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- annihilate β To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- dash β If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- wither β to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- stunt β to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
- blight β You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
- shrivel β shrink, dry up
- torpedo β a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- lick β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- flay β to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
- shellac β lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- clobber β You can refer to someone's possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber.
- drub β to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
- break up β When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.