Synonyms for punch

Most common

push · tap · poke · jab · box · oomph · fistful · puncher

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Power, strength, energy.

   The tornado is finally losing its punch.

2. n. 2

   A hit or strike with one's fist.

3. v. 1

   To strike with one's fist.

   If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.

4. v. 2

   To herd.

Related words

Word family

punchball punch-drunk punchworthy puncheon punchability punchable puncher

Phrases

punch out punch up punch card punch drunk syndrome punch line sucker punch hole punch punch bag

Is a kind of

perforate pierce

Forms

Plural

punches → beats, pokes, jabs, hits…

Past participle

punched
e.g. punched → slugged, clocked, perforated, pierced…

Example sentences

• push He tried with all his might to push the door open.
• tap Tap water is sometimes cleaner than bottled water.
• poke I don't poke my nose into other people's business.
• jab Tom got a tetanus jab after being bitten by a dog.
• box The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

hit¹, box¹, tap¹, dig¹, pep¹, jab¹

4 letters

beat¹, push¹, blow¹, belt¹, fool¹, dash¹, bore¹, lick¹, poke¹, slug¹, zest¹, pelt¹, biff¹, zany²

5 letters

clock¹, pound¹, clown¹, clout¹, vigor², oomph¹

6 letters

pierce¹, jester², vigour, thwack

7 letters

buffoon², fistful², puncher, lambast

8 letters

puncture², lamblast

9 letters

harlequin³, perforate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

coup de poing

Italiano

pugno

Español

puñetazo