Synonyms for thump

Most common

knock · smash · wallop · thwack

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To hit (someone or something) as if to make a thump.

2. n. 1

   A blow that produces a muffled sound.

Related words

Word family

thumper

Forms

Plural

thumps → thuds, clunks, clumps, bumps…

Past participle

thumped
e.g. thumped → beaten, thwacked, banged, knocked…

Example sentences

• knock What should we do if the police knock at our door?
• smash Did you smash the window willingly or unwillingly?
• wallop That brand of tequila really packs a wallop.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

hit¹, tap¹, rap¹

4 letters

beat¹, blow¹, bang¹, clip¹, dash¹, jerk¹, bump¹, poke¹, pelt¹, thud¹

5 letters

clock¹, knock¹, pound¹, smash¹, spank¹, clump¹, clunk¹

6 letters

strike¹, stroke¹, wallop², pommel², thwack

7 letters

trounce¹, lambast, belabor³

8 letters

belabour, lamblast

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wallop² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

tambouriner

Italiano

tamburellare