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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | torrent |
| Synonyms: | blast, burst, eruption, flare-up, flash, fury, outbreak, outburst, rush, storm |
| Main Entry: | blowout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explosion; something exploded |
| Synonyms: | blast, break, burst, detonation, eruption, escape, flat tire, leak, puncture, rupture, tear |
| Main Entry: | boom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud sound; crash |
| Synonyms: | bang, barrage, blare, blast, burst, cannonade, clap, crack, drumfire, explosion, reverberation, roar, rumble, slam, smash, thunder, wham |
| Main Entry: | celebration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commemoration of occasion, achievement |
| Synonyms: | anniversary, bash*, birthday, blast*, blowout, carousal, ceremony, conviviality, festival, festivity, fete, frolic, gaiety, gala, glorification, hilarity, honoring, hoopla, hullabaloo*, jollification, joviality, jubilation, jubilee, keeping, magnification, memorialization, merriment, merrymaking, observance, party, performance, recognition, remembrance, revelry, saturnalia, solemnization, spree, triumph, wingding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud hitting noise |
| Synonyms: | applause, bang, blast, boom, burst, crack, crash, handclap, pat, slam, slap, smash, strike, thrust, thunder, thunderclap, thwack, wallop, whack, wham |
| Main Entry: | concussion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collision, shaking |
| Synonyms: | blast, blow, buffeting, bump, clash, clout, crack, crash, hit, impact, injury, jar, jarring, jolt, jolting, jounce, pounding, punch, shock, trauma |
| Main Entry: | crack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud sound, usually from hitting |
| Synonyms: | bang, bash, belt, blast, blow, boom, buffet, burst, clap, clip, clout, crash, cuff, explosion, go, noise, pop, report, shot, slam, slap, smack, smash, snap, splintering, splitting, stab, stroke, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, wham |
| Main Entry: | crash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bang; banging sound |
| Synonyms: | blast, boom, burst, clang, clap, clash, clatter, clattering, crack, din, peal, racket, slam, smash, smashing, sound, thunder, thunderclap, wham |
| Main Entry: | criticism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verbal disapproval |
| Synonyms: | Bronx cheer, animadversion, aspersion, bad press, blast, brickbats, call down, carping, cavil, caviling, censure, critical remarks, cut*, denunciation, disparagement, faultfinding, flak, hit*, knock*, nit-picking, objection, opprobrium, pan, panning, put down, quibble, rap on knuckles, reproof, roast, slam*, slap on wrist, slap, static, stricture, swipe, vitriol, zapper |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
| Antonyms: | approval, compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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