onslaught vs bombardment

onslaught and bombardment both are nouns.

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

As nouns, bombardment is a hyponym of onslaught; that is, bombardment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than onslaught:

onslaught: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
bombardment: an attack by dropping bombs

Other hyponyms of onslaught include ground attack, charge, banzai attack, banzai charge, diversion, diversionary attack, incursion, penetration, blitz, blitzkrieg, strike, counterattack, countermove, bombing, fire, firing, strafe, coup de main, surprise attack.

As nouns, onslaught and bombardment are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of onslaught include barrage, outpouring.

onslaught (noun)	bombardment (noun)
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)	the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)	an attack by dropping bombs
a sudden and severe onset of trouble	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)

onslaught vs bombardment

onslaught and bombardment both are nouns.

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