bombardment vs barrage

bombardment and barrage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bombardment	Yes	No	No	No
barrage	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bombardment and barrage are synonyms defined as:

bombardment and barrage: the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target

Other synonyms of bombardment include barrage fire, battery, shelling.

As nouns, bombardment and barrage are synonyms defined as:

bombardment and barrage: the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

Other synonyms of bombardment include onslaught, outpouring.

bombardment (noun)	barrage (noun)
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target	the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
an attack by dropping bombs	the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

bombardment (verb)	barrage (verb)
	address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage