cannonade

The word “cannonade” has 3 syllables: can-no-nade

It's pronounced as /ˈkænəneɪd/


What is synonym and antonym for cannonade?

In the thesaurus, “cannonade” has 66 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for cannonade along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for cannonade

  • assail
  • assault
  • attack
  • avalanche
  • barrage
  • batter
  • battery
  • blitz
  • blitzkrieg
  • bomb
  • bombard
  • bombardment
  • broadside
  • burst
  • cataclysm
  • cataract
  • current
  • deluge
  • devastate
  • discharge
  • drumbeat
  • drumfire
  • earful
  • enfilade
  • engulfment
  • excess
  • flood
  • flood tide
  • flurry
  • flush
  • fusillade
  • glut
  • gush
  • hail
  • hit
  • inundation
  • outburst
  • outflow
  • outpouring
  • overabundance
  • overage
  • overflow
  • overkill
  • overmuch
  • oversupply
  • pound
  • rake
  • rash
  • ravage
  • river
  • salvo
  • shell
  • shower
  • spate
  • storm
  • strafe
  • stream
  • strike
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • surfeit
  • surge
  • surplus
  • tide
  • torrent
  • volley

Antonyms for cannonade

  • dribble
  • drip
  • trickle

Meanings of cannonade

  • noun
    1. Firing artillery in a large amount for a length of time .
    2. A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.
  • verb
    1. To discharge artillery fire upon.

Example Sentences

  • The army launched a heavy cannonade against the fortress.
  • The sound of the cannonade echoed across the battlefield.
  • The soldiers took cover during the intense cannonade.
  • The cannonade continued for hours, shaking the ground beneath them.
  • A fierce cannonade marked the beginning of the assault.

On this page you'll find 69 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to cannonade, such as: assail, assault, attack, avalanche, barrage, batter, battery.

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offensive

  • abhorrent
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  • air raid
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  • cannonade
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  • vile
  • volley
  • vulgar
  • whammy
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salvos

  • avalanches
  • barrages
  • blitzes
  • blitzkriegs
  • bombardments
  • broadsides
  • bursts
  • cannonades
  • cataclysms
  • cataracts
  • currents
  • deluges
  • discharges
  • drumbeats
  • drumfires
  • earfuls
  • engulfments
  • excesses
  • flood tides
  • floods
  • flurries
  • flushes
  • fusillades
  • gluts
  • gushes
  • hails
  • inundations
  • outbursts
  • outflows
  • outpourings
  • overabundances
  • overages
  • overflows
  • overkills
  • overmuch
  • oversupplies
  • rashes
  • rivers
  • showers
  • spates
  • storms
  • streams
  • superabundances
  • superfluities
  • surfeits
  • surges
  • surpluses
  • tides
  • torrents
  • volleys

rains

  • barrages
  • bombardments
  • bombards
  • broadsides
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  • clamminess
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  • deluges
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  • downpours
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  • eruptions
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  • gushes
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  • humidity
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  • streams
  • swamps
  • thundershowers
  • thunderstorms
  • torrents
  • volleys
  • water
  • weathers
  • wetness
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hails

  • acclaims
  • accredits
  • adulates
  • applauds
  • approves
  • asks
  • assembles
  • avalanches
  • ballyhoos
  • barrages
  • beckons
  • belauds
  • bids
  • blitzes
  • blitzkriegs
  • bombardments
  • bravoes
  • broadsides
  • bursts
  • buzzes
  • calls
  • calls out
  • calls up
  • cannonades
  • cataclysms
  • cataracts
  • celebrates
  • cheers
  • cites
  • claps
  • commands
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  • convenes
  • convokes
  • cracks up
  • currents
  • deifies
  • deluges
  • demands
  • discharges
  • distances
  • drumbeats
  • drumfires
  • earfuls
  • emblazons
  • endorses
  • engulfments
  • eruptions
  • eulogizes
  • excesses
  • extolls
  • extols
  • favors
  • flatters
  • flood tides
  • floods
  • flurries
  • flushes
  • fusillades
  • glorifies
  • gluts
  • gushes
  • hearings
  • idolizes
  • indorses
  • inundations
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  • knells
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  • magnifies
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  • outbreaks
  • outbursts
  • outflows
  • outpourings
  • overabundances
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  • overkills
  • overmuch
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  • oversupplies
  • pages
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  • rains
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  • rings
  • rivers
  • rushes
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  • spates
  • storms
  • streams
  • subpoenas
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  • superabundances
  • superfluities
  • supports
  • surfeits
  • surges
  • surpluses
  • tides
  • torrents
  • touts
  • volleys
  • volumes
  • whistles

cannon

  • Big Bertha
  • Long Tom
  • ambuscade
  • ambush
  • assail
  • assault
  • attack
  • barrage
  • batter
  • beleaguer
  • beset
  • besiege
  • blitz
  • bomb
  • bombard
  • buffet
  • bum-rush
  • bushwhack
  • cannonade
  • charge
  • foray
  • harry
  • heavy artillery
  • howitzer
  • invade
  • loot
  • mob
  • mortar
  • mug
  • nuke
  • ordnance
  • overrun
  • pillage
  • plaster
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  • press
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  • rob
  • rush
  • sack
  • set on
  • sic
  • sick
  • storm
  • strike
  • surprise
  • surprize
  • swarm
  • trash
  • waylay

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