Synonyms of volley

volley

noun

ˈvä-lē 

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

surprised by the volley of complaints about cable service in the area

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of volley

Just after midnight, three gunmen wearing masks and gloves got out and opened fire, unleashing a volley of 50 shots at a group of people gathered outside of the gas station. —Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 12 Nov. 2024

Eight minutes later, however, Kane’s volley from a cross by Serge Gnabry did stand as grabbed the equaliser. —Fernando Kallas, Reuters, 24 Oct. 2024

Radio wave communications rely on the ionosphere to ricochet and volley transmissions around the Earth in a relay of signals. —Carly Miller, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

Maintained in this state of wild vexation by volleys of planetary radiation— what if a genie replaced your phone with the club of somebody’s tibia bone? —James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024