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

2 senses of firestorm

Sense 1
firestorm -- (a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area)
       => storm, violent storm -- (a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning)

Sense 2
firestorm -- (an outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm")
       => controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing -- (a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument")