Synonyms for zap
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
2. Channel hop — to use a remote control to repeatedly fast-forward or change channels on a television
channel hop informal, channel-surf
Other
electrocute, vaporize US, vaporise UK, vapourize UK, electrify
Definitions
- v. 1
To use a remote control to repeatedly fast-forward or change channels on a television.
- v. 2
To make a zap sound.
Related words
- Phrases
- zip zap zop
Forms
- Past participle
- zapped
e.g. zapped → nuked, microwaved, atomized, channel-surfed…
Example sentences
- microwave I don't think Tom and Mary have a microwave oven.
- electrify Algeria needs to electrify its transportation sector.
- electrocute You could electrocute yourself if you aren't careful.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| zap | rising | |
| microwave | falling | |
| atomize | falling | |
| electrify | steady | |
| electrocute | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- nuke1
- 7 letters
- atomize, atomise
- 8 letters
- vaporize3, vaporise
- 9 letters
- microwave3, electrify4, vapourize
- 11 letters
- electrocute4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vaporize3 = 3 syllables).