Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun broadside

5 senses of broadside

Sense 1
circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway -- (an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers")
       => ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert -- (a public promotion of some product or service)

Sense 2
tirade, philippic, broadside -- (a speech of violent denunciation)
       => denunciation, denouncement -- (a public act of denouncing)
       => declamation -- (vehement oratory)

Sense 3
broadside -- (all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship)
       => armament -- (weaponry used by military or naval force)

Sense 4
broadside -- (the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock")
       => side -- (an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house")

Sense 5
broadside -- (the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship)
       => fire, firing -- (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb broadside

1 sense of broadside

Sense 1
broadside -- (collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine")
       => hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with -- (hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow")

Antonyms of adj broadside

1 sense of broadside

Sense 1
broadside -- (toward a full side; "a broadside attack")

INDIRECT (VIA bottom, side) -> top -- (situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf")
INDIRECT (VIA side, top) -> bottom -- (situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer")

Similarity of adj broadside

1 sense of broadside

Sense 1
broadside -- (toward a full side; "a broadside attack")
       => side (prenominal) (vs. top) (vs. bottom) -- (located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch")

Synonyms of adv broadside

1 sense of broadside

Sense 1
broadside -- (with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it")

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