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Synonyms for whack

35 synonyms
2 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

clock knock boom-boom pelt knock-off back slash whack-up thwack

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Beat

beat, knock, blow, hit, bang, strike, dash, pelt, tap, pound, clock, boom-boom, slash, rap, belt, wang, slap, smack, poke, thump, bonk, spank

Other

thwack, back slash, whack-up, knock-off, grease, wax

Verb

1. Wham

wham informal, wallop, whop

Other

kill, anyhow whack, clip, lambast UK, lamblast US

Definitions

n. 1
The sound of a heavy strike.
v. 1
To hit, slap or strike.
The bat whacked the baseball.

Related words

Word family: whack-up
Phrases: out of whack anyhow whack whack off

Forms

Plural: whacks → beats, knocks, blows, hits…
Past participle: whacked
e.g. whacked → whammed, walloped, whopped, killed…

Example sentences

clock Every morning I set my watch by the station clock.
knock What should we do if the police knock at our door?
pelt He tossed his guest a question as soft as a chinchilla pelt.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
whack		rising
clock		rising
knock		rising
pelt		rising

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

By length

3 letters: hit¹, tap¹, rap¹, wax¹
4 letters: kill¹, beat¹, blow¹, belt¹, bang¹, clip¹, dash¹, wang¹, slap¹, poke¹, pelt¹, wham¹, bonk¹, whop
5 letters: clock¹, knock¹, pound¹, slash¹, smack¹, spank¹, thump¹
6 letters: strike¹, grease¹, wallop², thwack
7 letters: lambast
8 letters: lamblast

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