Synonyms for smash
- verb
- noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To break (something brittle) violently.
The flying rock smashed the window to pieces.
- v. 2
To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
I really smashed that English exam.
- n. 1
The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
The display cabinet hit the floor with a smash.
- n. 2
A traffic collision.
The driver and two passengers were badly injured in the smash.
Related words
- Word family
- smashed smashing smashpad
- Phrases
- smash and dash smash hit smash up go to smash keyboard smash smash and grab smash room
Choose the right word
To smash is to break thoroughly to pieces with a crashing sound by some sudden act of violence; a watch once smashed will scarcely be worth repair.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- poke I don't poke my nose into other people's business.
- thump Michael's heart started to thump in his chest.
- wallop That brand of tequila really packs a wallop.
- bonk Go to sleep or I will bonk you with this cast iron pan.
- kill He tried to kill himself because he lost her love.
By length
- 3 letters
- hit1
- 4 letters
- kill1, belt1, ruin2, boom1, bang1, nail1, dash1, bash1, poke1, mash1, bonk1
- 5 letters
- break1, crash1, crack1, blast1, pound1, knock1, crush1, wreck1, stack1, thump1
- 6 letters
- strike1, hammer2, squash1, shiver2, wallop2, ravage2, smoosh
- 7 letters
- shatter2, smasher2, trounce1, coitize
- 8 letters
- overhead3, bankrupt2
- 9 letters
- slaughter2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruin2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rétamer