salvo

The word “salvo” has 2 syllables: sal-vo.

It's pronounced as /ˈsæl.voʊ/.


What is synonym and antonym for salvo?

In the thesaurus, “salvo” has 4 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for salvo

  • barrage
  • bombardment
  • flurry
  • volley

Antonyms for salvo

  • drip
  • trickle

Meanings of salvo

  • noun
    1. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
    2. A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
    3. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
    4. (by extension) Any volley, as in an argument or debate.
    5. The combined cheers of a crowd.
  • verb
    1. To discharge weapons in a salvo.

Example Sentences

  • The soldiers unleashed a fierce salvo of gunfire against the enemy.
  • Her sharp retort was a surprising salvo in the midst of the argument.
  • The critic's scathing review was the first salvo in a series of attacks against the author's work.
  • The company launched a marketing salvo to promote its new product line.
  • The company's new advertising campaign was a bold salvo aimed at capturing market share.

On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to salvo, such as: barrage, bombardment, drip, flurry, trickle, volley.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

earful

  • admonition
  • advice
  • announcement
  • argument
  • barrage
  • bombardment
  • broadside
  • buzz
  • cannonade
  • censure
  • chatter
  • chitchat
  • clue
  • comment
  • condemnation
  • conference
  • consultation
  • conversation
  • data
  • deliberation
  • dialogue
  • directive
  • disapproval
  • discovery
  • drumbeat
  • epiphany
  • fabrication
  • falsehood
  • flood
  • flurry
  • fusillade
  • gossip
  • hail
  • hearsay
  • hoax
  • info
  • information
  • innuendo
  • instruction
  • intelligence
  • interview
  • knowledge
  • leak
  • letter
  • lie
  • material
  • meeting
  • memo
  • memorandum
  • message
  • negotiation
  • news
  • note
  • notice
  • outburst
  • outpouring
  • punishment
  • rebuff
  • report
  • reproach
  • rumor
  • salvo
  • scandal
  • science
  • seminar
  • shower
  • slander
  • snub
  • speech
  • story
  • suggestion
  • symposium
  • tale
  • tip
  • torrent
  • visit
  • volley
  • whisper
  • word

earfuls

  • admonition
  • advice
  • announcement
  • argument
  • barrages
  • bombardments
  • broadsides
  • buzz
  • cannonades
  • censure
  • chatter
  • chitchat
  • clue
  • comment
  • condemnation
  • conference
  • consultation
  • conversation
  • data
  • deliberation
  • dialogue
  • directive
  • disapproval
  • discovery
  • drumbeats
  • epiphany
  • fabrication
  • falsehood
  • floods
  • flurries
  • fusillades
  • gossip
  • hearsay
  • hoax
  • info
  • information
  • innuendo
  • instruction
  • intelligence
  • interview
  • knowledge
  • leak
  • letter
  • lie
  • material
  • meeting
  • memo
  • memorandum
  • message
  • negotiation
  • news
  • note
  • notice
  • outbursts
  • outpourings
  • punishment
  • rashes
  • rebuff
  • report
  • reproach
  • rumor
  • salvoes
  • salvos
  • scandal
  • science
  • seminar
  • showers
  • slander
  • snub
  • speech
  • story
  • suggestion
  • symposium
  • tale
  • tip
  • torrents
  • visit
  • volleys
  • whisper
  • word

hail

  • acclaim
  • acknowledge
  • address
  • applaud
  • ask
  • barrage
  • bombardment
  • call
  • cheer
  • commend
  • distance
  • flurry
  • greet
  • hailstorm
  • hearing
  • praise
  • rain
  • recognize
  • recommend
  • salute
  • salvo
  • shower
  • signal
  • sound
  • storm
  • summon
  • volley
  • welcome

hails

  • acclaim
  • acclaims
  • acknowledge
  • address
  • applaud
  • applauds
  • asks
  • barrage
  • barrages
  • bombardment
  • calls
  • cheer
  • commend
  • commends
  • floods
  • flurries
  • greet
  • hailstorm
  • hearings
  • praise
  • praises
  • rain
  • rains
  • recognize
  • recommend
  • salute
  • salvo
  • shower
  • showers
  • signal
  • sounds
  • storm
  • storms
  • summons
  • volley
  • welcome

hailstorm

  • barrage
  • blizzard
  • bombardment
  • cloudburst
  • drizzle
  • rain
  • rainfall
  • rainstorm
  • salvo
  • shower
  • sleet
  • snow
  • snowstorm
  • storm
  • thundershower
  • thunderstorm
  • volley
  • weather
  • windstorm

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