Synonyms for smack

Most common

nip · sapidity · clock · scallop

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Adverb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A distinct flavor, especially if slight.

   rice pudding with a smack of cinnamon

2. n. 2

   A slight trace of something; a smattering.

3. v. 1

   To get the flavor of.

   He soon smacked the taste of physic hidden in this sweetness.

4. adv. 1

   As if with a smack or slap; smartly; sharply.

   She fell smack on her face.

Related words

Word family

smackdown smacker

Phrases

smack-dab talk smack smack around bang smack

Forms

Plural

smacks → relishes, touches, flavors, tangs…

Past participle

smacked
e.g. smacked → reeked, smelt, thwacked, tasted…

Example sentences

• nip I've got to nip home. I've forgotten my tablets.
• clock Every morning I set my watch by the station clock.
• scallop Double scallop curtains are commonly seen in old theaters.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

hit¹, tap¹, nip¹, dab¹

4 letters

beat¹, kiss¹, blow¹, belt¹, bang¹, snap¹, dash¹, slap¹, bolt¹, lick¹, tang¹, poke¹, flap¹, peck¹

5 letters

touch¹, horse¹, taste¹, smell¹, clock¹, crack¹, pound¹, spice¹, whack¹, spank¹, savor², thump¹, smite, tinge¹

6 letters

flavor², heroin³, relish², savour, wallop², smooch¹, thwack, sapour, smouch

7 letters

thunder², flavour, scallop², lambast

8 letters

infusion³, tincture², slapdash², sapidity, lamblast

9 letters

admixture

10 letters

sprinkling²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (savor² = 2 syllables).