Home ->Dictionaries ->English/English ->Translate volley

Synonyms for "volley" in English

Summary

English Synonyms: more detail...

volley:
- volley; burst; fusillade; salvo
- volley

English

Detailed Synonyms for volley in English

volley:

volley [the ~] nom

the volley

– a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces ¹
the volley
– a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces ¹
- volley [the ~] nom
the volley

– rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms ¹
the burst; the fusillade; the salvo; the volley
– rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms ¹
- burst [the ~] nom
- fusillade [the ~] nom
  - our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise¹
- salvo [the ~] nom
- volley [the ~] nom

volley verbe

volley

– utter rapidly ¹
volley
– utter rapidly ¹
- volley verbe
  - volley a string of curses¹
volley

– make a volley ¹
volley
– make a volley ¹
- volley verbe
volley

– discharge in, or as if in, a volley ¹
volley
– discharge in, or as if in, a volley ¹
- volley verbe
  - the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians¹
volley

– hit before it touches the ground ¹
volley
– hit before it touches the ground ¹
- volley verbe
  - volley the tennis ball¹
volley

– be dispersed in a volley ¹
volley
– be dispersed in a volley ¹
- volley verbe
  - gun shots volleyed at the attackers¹

Alternate Synonyms for "volley":

fusillade; salvo; burst; fire; firing
return
disperse; dissipate; scatter; spread out
hit
discharge
play
utter; emit; let out; let loose

Antonyms for "volley":

ground stroke

Related Definitions for "volley":

a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces¹
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms¹
utter rapidly¹
- volley a string of curses¹
make a volley¹
discharge in, or as if in, a volley¹
- the attackers volleyed gunshots at the civilians¹
hit before it touches the ground¹
- volley the tennis ball¹
be dispersed in a volley¹
- gun shots volleyed at the attackers¹

Related Synonyms for volley

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University