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Synonyms for bang

Most common

knock smash bonk thwack slam spang

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

2. Slap — to be excellent; to be banging

slap slang, kick slang, eat slang, rule slang

Other

slam, lambast UK, lamblast US, spang

Noun

3. Exclamation point — the symbol !, known as an exclamation point

exclamation point, exclamation mark, pling, ecphoneme dated

4. Boom — A sudden percussive noise

boom, report

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To engage in sexual intercourse.

    We can hear the couple banging upstairs.

  2. v. 2

    To be excellent; to be banging

  3. n. 1

    A sudden percussive noise.

    When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang.

  4. n. 2

    The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.

    An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path.

Related words

Phrases
slap bang bang-up bang on bang to rights bang snap bang about bang around bang away
Is a kind of
sound

Forms

Plural
bangs → claps, explosions, blasts, bams…
Past participle
banged
e.g. banged → knocked, smashed, thwacked, bonked…

Example sentences

  • knock What should we do if the police knock at our door?
  • smash Did you smash the window willingly or unwillingly?
  • bonk Go to sleep or I will bonk you with this cast iron pan.
  • slam Matthew began to slam the door at a harsher level.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bangrising
knockrising
smashrising
bonkrising
thwackrising
slamrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
hit1, eat1, bam1
4 letters
love1, beat1, rule1, kick1, blow1, rush1, belt1, boom1, nail1, boot1, slap1, slam1, bash1, clap1
5 letters
crack1, knock1, pound1, blast1, screw1, smash1, flush1, whack1, thump1, clang1, spang1, pling
6 letters
report2, charge1, strike1, fringe1, thrill1, wallop2, thwack, charre
7 letters
smasher2, lambast
8 letters
eruption3, lamblast
9 letters
explosion3, ecphoneme

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (report2 = 2 syllables).

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golpear
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