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Synonyms for boom

noun

  1. A loud noise

    roar, blast, blare; see noise 1.

  2. Sudden increase, especially sudden prosperity

    rush, growth, inflation; see increase 1.

verb

  1. To make a loud sound

    roar, reverberate, thunder; see sound 1.

  2. To increase rapidly

    prosper, expand, swell, flourish; see grow 1, prosper.

lower the boom (on)*

take action against, move against, beat, overcome; see attack 2, punish.

See boom in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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