Synonyms of buffet

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noun (1)

ˈbə-fət 

as in swipe

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

delivered a powerful buffet to the side of the prisoner's head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swipe
• blow
• punch
• hit
• pound
• stroke
• thump
• knock
• thud
• slap
• whack
• poke
• lick
• slam
• bang
• smack
• beat
• spank
• clip
• box
• switch
• hook
• chop
• stripe
• belt
• clap
• slug
• lash
• bash
• hack
• plump
• kick
• rap
• pick
• bat
• cuff
• crack
• smash
• sock
• pelt
• bop
• knee
• counter
• stinger
• fillip
• swat
• biff
• bust
• pounding
• swing
• licking
• wallop
• clout
• welt
• dab
• wham
• haymaker
• thwack
• hand
• beating
• left
• douse
• larrup
• right
• whop
• body blow
• sucker punch
• counterstroke
• counterblow
• roundhouse
• one-two
• hammering
• whip
• whipping
• knockdown
• shiver
• knockout
• rabbit punch
• thrashing
• uppercut
• sidewinder
• battering
• KO
• pummeling
• flogging
• counterpunch
• drubbing
• pasting
• cruncher
• right-hander
• cudgeling
• walloping
• bludgeoning
• clobbering
• kayo
• bastinado
• lambasting

buffet

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noun (2)

(ˌ)bə-ˈfā 

as in cabinet

a storage case typically having doors and shelves

a buffet completed the kitchen set

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cabinet
• cupboard
• closet
• locker
• sideboard
• dresser
• console
• hutch
• chest
• press
• secretary
• bookcase
• credenza
• china closet
• breakfront
• wardrobe
• showcase
• armoire
• étagère
• vitrine
• shelving
• cabinetry
• taboret
• pie safe
• credence
• cuddy
• clothespress
• garderobe

buffet

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verb

ˈbə-fət 

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• pound
• hide
• lash
• attack
• assault
• whip
• batter
• club
• beat
• hit
• knock
• pelt
• do
• punch
• curry
• slam
• bat
• box
• punch out
• smash
• slate
• bash
• slap
• thump
• work over
• raid
• paddle
• whale
• chop
• spank
• maul
• tan
• birch
• switch
• belt
• thrash
• rough (up)
• storm
• lace
• beat up on
• hammer
• pummel
• swipe
• bludgeon
• bung up
• wallop
• smack
• wound
• fib
• pommel
• lather
• slog
• drub
• lambaste
• whack
• mess (up)
• flog
• whop
• descend (on or upon)
• thresh
• baste
• belabor
• rush
• whup
• tromp
• crack
• leather
• lay on
• jump (on)
• blackjack
• pounce (on or upon)
• strap
• cane
• cuff
• scourge
• paste
• flagellate
• cudgel
• sock
• swat
• clout
• beset
• clobber
• assail
• bust
• lam
• wham
• gore
• thwack
• whomp
• lacerate
• rawhide
• fustigate
• cowhide
• horsewhip
• mangle
• pistol-whip
• maim
• mutilate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buffet

Noun

Similar to Cava or Luna Grill, GYROVA is a fast-causual Mediterranean restaurant with a Chipotle-style buffet to build your own meal from fresh ingredients by choosing a protein, toppings, dips, and sauces. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026

That means your garden and landscaping are the perfect buffet for them. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026