Synonyms
Antonyms
1. hydrogen-bomb
verb. attack with a hydrogen bomb.
Synonyms
- bombard
Antonyms
- smart bomb
- defend
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2. glide-bomb
verb. bomb by gliding.
Synonyms
- bombard
Antonyms
- smart bomb
- defend
3. atom-bomb
verb. bomb with atomic weapons.
Synonyms
- nuke
- bombard
Antonyms
- smart bomb
- defend
- pass
4. ticking
noun. ['ˈtɪkɪŋ'] a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers.
Synonyms
- textile
- fabric
- material
Antonyms
- consonant
- unsound
- unhealthy
- unfit
5. ticking
noun. ['ˈtɪkɪŋ'] a metallic tapping sound.
Synonyms
- tocktact
- ticktock
- sound
- tictac
Antonyms
- damaged
- unwholesome
- broken
- devoice
6. bomb
noun. ['ˈbɑːm, ˈbɔm'] an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions.
Synonyms
- parcel bomb
- A-bomb
- weapons system
- cruise missile
- gravity bomb
- fusion bomb
- aerosol bomb
- package bomb
- general-purpose bomb
- car bomb
- munition
- anti-personnel bomb
- antipersonnel bomb
- incendiary bomb
- penetration bomb
- balloon bomb
- stench bomb
- weaponry
- thermobaric bomb
- fuel-air bomb
- E-bomb
- smoke grenade
- fission bomb
- firebomb
- chemical bomb
- depth charge
- cluster bomb
- implements of war
- gas shell
- plutonium bomb
- smoke bomb
- microwave bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- GP bomb
- time bomb
- grenade
- arms
- H-bomb
- pipe bomb
- smart bomb
- incendiary
- plastic bomb
- atom bomb
- infernal machine
- daisy cutter
- megaton bomb
- vacuum bomb
- volume-detonation bomb
- bomblet
- bombshell
- thermonuclear bomb
- stink bomb
- atomic bomb
- Fugo
- briefcase bomb
- depth bomb
- dumb bomb
- letter bomb
- remote-control bomb
- gas bomb
- hydrogen bomb
- explosive device
Antonyms
- smart bomb
- unprovocative
- noncombustible
- praise
Etymology
- bombe (French)
- bomba (Italian)
7. bomb
verb. ['ˈbɑːm, ˈbɔm'] throw bombs at or attack with bombs.
Synonyms
- nuke
- skip-bomb
- pattern-bomb
- attack
- firebomb
- hydrogen-bomb
- atomize
- glide-bomb
- atomise
- dive-bomb
- atom-bomb
- carpet bomb
- bomb out
- shell
- assail
- blast
- letter bomb
- zap
Antonyms
- repair
- rich
- achiever
- succeed
Etymology
- bombe (French)
- bomba (Italian)
8. bomb
noun. ['ˈbɑːm, ˈbɔm'] strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion.
Synonyms
- bomb calorimeter
Antonyms
- end
- finish
Etymology
- bombe (French)
- bomba (Italian)
9. bomb
verb. ['ˈbɑːm, ˈbɔm'] fail to get a passing grade.
Synonyms
- flush it
- flunk
Antonyms
- ascend
- rise
- loaded
Etymology
- bombe (French)
- bomba (Italian)
10. bomb
noun. ['ˈbɑːm, ˈbɔm'] an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.
Synonyms
- bust
- flop
- turkey
- dud
Antonyms
- lose
- undershoot
- success
- continue
Etymology
- bombe (French)
- bomba (Italian)
Example sentences of the word ticking-bomb
1. Noun Phrase
A disruptive student has issues that need to be addressed by parents, administrators and counselors, but an unsupervised, trouble-making student is like a ticking bomb.