Synonyms of thud

thud 1 of 2

noun

as in thump

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

the thud of his head against the cabinet door brought tears to his eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

thud

2 of 2

verb

as in to bump

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the snowball thudded against the side of my car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bump
• bang
• slam
• collide
• smash
• crash
• hit
• knock
• ram
• impact
• impinge
• swipe
• strike
• bounce
• glance
• clunk
• bash
• contact
• rebound
• scrape
• ricochet
• skip
• land
• kiss
• brush
• sweep
• touch
• push
• nudge
• skim
• carom
• graze
• muscle
• shave
• jostle
• press
• bulldoze

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• skirt