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Synonyms for smashing

  • adjective

Most common

cracking corking

All synonyms

Adjective

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

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Serving to smash (something).

    The boxer delivered a smashing blow to his opponent's head.

Example sentences

  • cracking One of Tom's bad habits is cracking his knuckles.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
smashingrising
crackingfalling
corkingsteady

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
7 letters
corking2
8 letters
cracking2

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

In other languages

Français
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