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Synonyms for corking

  • adjective

Most common

cracking smashing

All synonyms

Adjective

bang-up informal, smashing, great, gurt UK, cracking, not bad, dandy, groovy, neat, old, swell, peachy, slap-up informal, keen, bully, nifty informal dated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    splendid, enjoyable, bang-up

    a wonderful all around ballplayer and a corking fine fellow

Example sentences

  • cracking One of Tom's bad habits is cracking his knuckles.
  • smashing Sami was smashing multiple girls at the same time.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
corkingsteady
crackingfalling
smashingrising

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

By length

3 letters
old1
4 letters
keen1, neat1, gurt
5 letters
great1, bully2, swell1, dandy2, nifty2
6 letters
groovy2, peachy2
8 letters
cracking2, smashing2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully2 = 2 syllables).