Synonyms of stinger

stinger

noun

ˈstiŋ-ər 

as in punch

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

in the eighth round he delivered a stinger that knocked his opponent flat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of stinger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In comparison to other bee species, the sting of a honeybee leaves behind a barbed stinger. —Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024

Tail segment: An Arizona bark scorpion's tail segment is thin and elongated, with a slender stinger at the tip. —Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 May 2024

Versailles is the hub of the French aristocracy, a great beehive dripping with honey — and bristling with stingers. —Samuel Ashworth, Washington Post, 24 July 2024

Social wasps use their stingers solely for defense, according to National Geographic. —Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 21 July 2024