smack of

verb

smacked of; smacking of; smacks of

: to seem to contain or involve (something unpleasant)

That suggestion smacks of hypocrisy.

Examples of smack of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Signing Wissa for double their original bid smacked of panic. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Few if any of the committees called for democracy, which probably would have smacked of anarchy to them. — T. H. Breen, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

This is the wrong time for a baseball stadium — or anything that looks frivolous or smacks of cronyism. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026

Season four course-corrected somewhat, but its hard embrace of a bleeding-heart sentimentality around found families and the power of food smacked of self-importance. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 June 2026

Rhymes for smack of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove