Synonyms of drumbeat

drumbeat

noun

ˈdrəm-ˌbēt 

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

a dizzying drumbeat of interviews in the hours following her winning of the Academy Award

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrage
• flurry
• bombardment
• volley
• hail
• torrent
• fusillade
• flood
• cannonade
• salvo
• blitzkrieg
• tide
• shower
• drumfire
• blitz
• storm
• surge
• avalanche
• stream
• rash
• deluge
• outpouring
• spate
• inundation
• outflow
• outburst
• burst
• current
• gush
• overflow
• flood tide
• cataract
• river
• flush
• discharge
• glut
• engulfment
• surplus
• broadside
• earful
• cataclysm
• excess
• overabundance
• surfeit
• oversupply
• overkill
• superabundance
• overage
• superfluity
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drumbeat

Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites American culture and beyond. —Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025

Since Trump's inauguration, the stock market has swung wildly, reacting to a constant drumbeat of on-again, off-again tariffs, federal layoffs and spending freezes. —Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025

In the background of the political chaos is a steady drumbeat of enrollment declines, which could spell doom for a number of small private schools. —Emma Whitford, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

After his re-election in November, the drumbeat for a strategic bitcoin reserve grew louder, helping send the price of the flagship cryptocurrency to new all-time highs. —Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025