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Definitions

boom

[boom] / bum /

NOUN

loud sound; crash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

explosion

STRONG

bang barrage blare blast burst cannonade clap crack drumfire reverberation roar rumble slam smash thunder wham

NOUN

prosperity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance boost development expansion gain growth improvement increase inflation jump rush spurt upsurge upturn

STRONG

push

WEAK

prosperousness upswing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease diminishment failure lessening loss shrinkage stagnation

WEAK

collapse

VERB

crash; make loud sound

Synonyms

STRONGEST

explode resound reverberate roar thunder

STRONG

bang blast burst clap crack drum roll rumble slam smash sound wham

Antonyms

WEAK

be silent

VERB

prosper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

develop expand flourish grow intensify strengthen swell thrive

STRONG

appreciate bloom enhance flower gain increase spurt succeed

WEAK

rise in value

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compress contract decline decrease fail languish lessen lower shrink stunt weaken

STRONG

lose shrivel

WEAK

collapse falter

Example Sentences

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But when his acceptance letter arrived in 2024, the AI boom was already well underway, and an offer from Y Combinator to join its accelerator program in the winter won out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Longtime Hartford residents are staring wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the sudden housing boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Semiconductors aren’t the only way to play the LEO satellite boom.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

How does all that square with the boom in new jobs?

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Behind her, the sky exploded with red and yellow and green lights, and a boom shook the windows a second later.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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