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Synonyms for thwack

  • verb

Most common

knock smack whack thump

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Verb

1. Thump — to hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack

thump, whack, smack, bang, knock, blow, slap, beat, hit, strike, wallop, punch, slam, spank, poke, pat, pelt, rap, thrash, tap, stroke, pound

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.

Forms

Past participle
thwacked
e.g. thwacked → thumped, whacked, smacked, banged…

Example sentences

  • knock What should we do if the police knock at our door?
  • smack They always talk smack about me behind my back.
  • whack My dad thinks my boyfriend is a real whack job.
  • thump Michael's heart started to thump in his chest.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
thwackrising
knockrising
smackrising
whackrising
thumprising

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

By length

3 letters
hit1, tap1, pat1, rap1
4 letters
beat1, blow1, bang1, slap1, slam1, poke1, pelt1
5 letters
knock1, punch1, pound1, smack1, whack1, spank1, thump1
6 letters
strike1, stroke1, thrash1, wallop2

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

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