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Synonyms for crack

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

rupture fissure crevice chink snap burst laugh fracture

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Crevice — A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material

crevice, fissure, chink, cranny, cleft, chap, opening, rupture, split, rift, breach, flaw

2. Snap — the sharp sound made when solid material breaks

snap, pop, clap, report, burst, boom, clack, explosion, click

3. Pass

pass, go, fling, whirl

4. Wisecrack

wisecrack, quip, sally, jest

Other

gap, fracture, laugh, make-out, shot, chop, hack, brag, bit, second, break-up, flash

Verb

1. Knock — to have sex with a female or feminine person for the first time, especially penetrative sex

knock, smash, hit, shake, bang, smack, stick US, poke, pound, do, bonk, tap, rock slang US, strain dated, approach dated, rut rare

2. Break

break, break through, check

3. Collapse

collapse, crock up slang

Other

lay bare, craze

Antonyms

incompetent, ham-fisted

All antonyms of crack →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.

    A large crack had formed in the roadway.

  2. n. 2

    The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.

    The crack of the falling branch could be heard for miles.

  3. v. 1

    To have sex with a female or feminine person for the first time, especially penetrative sex.

    Did you hear about Josh cracking Stacy in the school hall?

  4. v. 2

    To form cracks.

    It's been so dry, the ground is starting to crack.

Related words

Word family
cracked cracker crackle crack-the-whip crazed crack-hemp crackpot crack-rope
Phrases
crack of dawn crack cocaine crack up plumber's crack bum crack crack rock ass crack butt crack

Forms

Plural
cracks → crevices, fissures, chinks, crannies…
Past participle
cracked
e.g. cracked → knocked, smashed, shaken, banged…

Choose the right word

Crack, Break or Cracked?

To crack is to break without complete severance of parts; a cracked cup or mirror may still hold together.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • rupture Becoming rivals in love caused the rupture of friendship.
  • crevice My phone fell into the crevice between the two seats.
  • chink There must be a chink in the armour somewhere.
  • snap Snap out of it! You haven't done a thing all week.
  • burst When she saw her test score, she burst into tears.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cracksteady
rupturesteady
fissuresteady
crevicesteady
chinkrising
snaprising

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

By length

2 letters
do1, go1
3 letters
bit1, hit1, pop1, gap1, tap1, rut1
4 letters
shot1, pass1, rock1, boom1, bang1, snap1, hack1, chop1, chap1, rift1, flaw1, poke1, clap1, brag1
5 letters
check1, break1, click1, stick1, split1, laugh1, flash1, knock1, shake1, pound1, burst1, smash1, sally2, smack1
6 letters
second2, report2, strain1, breach1, cranny2
7 letters
opening3, rupture2, fissure2, crevice2
8 letters
approach2, collapse2, fracture2
9 letters
explosion3, wisecrack2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sally2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
craquement
Deutsch
knacken