bang-bang
adjective
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Definition of bang-bang
1a : having a sudden, forceful, or attention-grabbing effect : punchy bang-bang headlines
b : executed or happening so quickly as to make judgment (as by an umpire or referee) difficult a bang-bang play at first base
2 : characterized by violent or fast-paced action a bang-bang movie
Synonyms & Antonyms for bang-bang
Synonyms
blood-and-guts, convulsive, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), paroxysmal, rabid, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent, volcanic
Antonyms
nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful
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