Antonyms for
blast
A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
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No Antonyms Found for Blast

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All Definitions for Blast

Below are all the dictionary definitions of blast:

1A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
2A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
3A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
4The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
5The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire
6Also, any draught produced by the blast.
7An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
8A verbal attack or punishment
9A severe criticism or reprimand.
10An explosive charge for blasting.
11A loud, sudden sound.
12Unwanted noise from a microphone.
13A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants
14A blight.
15A good time
16An enjoyable moment.
17A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
18A flatulent disease of sheep.
19A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
20To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
21To make a loud noise.
22To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
23To shatter, as if by an explosion.
24To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
25To curse
26To damn.
27To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
28To shoot
29Kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
30To shoot
31To attack or shoot (someone or a place).
32To criticize or reprimand severely
33To verbally discipline or punish.
34To bring destruction or ruin on
35To destroy.
36To blight or wither.
37To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
38An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
39To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
40To be blighted or withered.
41To blow, for example on a trumpet.
42An algorithm which compares similarities between sequences of nucleotides in nucleic acids or of amino acids in proteins.
43Alternative letter-case form of blast (to run a sequence through BLAST) [(transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.]

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About antonyms for blast

Finding the right antonym for blast helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).", blast has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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