THUD Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

thud 1 of 2

noun

ˈthəd

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

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verb

as in to bump

to come into usually forceful contact with something the snowball thudded against the side of my car

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Recent Examples of thud

Noun

Scream 4 landed with a thud upon release, but history has rescued its reputation among die-hards. —

Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026 The stack tilted, then dropped in one piece before striking the ground with a heavy thud. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026

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Each must traverse more than a mile-and-a-half of terrain, through a canyon, into shadows and out, over rolls that hurl the body half a football field through the air before thudding it back down again. —

Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2026 The latest version kicks off with a moody set piece before a gun shot and thudding drums make way for a beat that sounds like a drowning beeper. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thud

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thud

Noun

The experimental jet, part of NASA’s Quesst mission, is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound while producing only a soft sonic thump instead of a disruptive boom.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2026
At its best, the music’s blackout-drunk thump-thump functions more like an anxious heartbeat.

— Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026