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Synonyms for thunderbolt
ˈθʌn dərˌboʊltthun·der·bolt
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Princeton's WordNet
thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightningnoun
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
Synonyms:
bolt, thunderclap, bolt of lightning, dash, bombshell, deadboltbombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclapnoun
a shocking surprise
"news of the attack came like a bombshell"
Synonyms:
thunderclap, bombshell, bolt, bolt of lightning
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #7547 | lightning | |
| #8587 | dash | |
| #9798 | bolt | |
| #38852 | bombshell | |
| #40982 | thunderbolt | |
| #92271 | deadbolt | |
| #171961 | thunderclap |
How to use thunderbolt in a sentence?
Times of general calamity and confusion create great minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storms.
Handel understands effect better than any of us -- when he chooses, he strikes like a thunderbolt.
Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, confiding to the honest, rough to the ruffian, and a thunderbolt to the liar. But in all this, never be unmindful of your own dignity.
Progress on this journey often comes in small increments, sometimes two steps forward, one step back, and then sometimes, there are days like this when that slow, steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.
And then sometimes there are days like this, when that slow, steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt.
Translations for thunderbolt
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- صاعقةArabic
- ҫиҫӗмChuvash
- Donnerkeil, Blitzstrahl, Blitz mit DonnerschlagGerman
- κεραυνόςGreek
- rayoSpanish
- رعد و برق, آذرخش, صاعقهPersian
- salamanisku, salamaFinnish
- coup de tonnerreFrench
- वज्रHindi
- saetta, folgore, fulmine, lampoItalian
- 落雷, 雷Japanese
- ಸಿಡಿಲುKannada
- 벼락Korean
- fulmenLatin
- epaMāori
- raioPortuguese
- fulgerRomanian
- уда́р мо́лнииRussian
- वज्र, नरकSanskrit
- viggenSwedish
- పిడుగుపాటు, పిడుగుTelugu
- соиқаTajik
- yıldırımTurkish
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