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bang
nounSynonyms of bang (Entry 2 of 3)
1
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
- delivered a sharp bang that rattled the door
Synonyms for bang
- bash,
- bat,
- beat,
- belt,
- biff,
- blow,
- bop,
- box,
- buffet,
- bust,
- chop,
- clap,
- clip,
- clout,
- crack,
- cuff,
- dab,
- douse
- [British],
- fillip,
- hack,
- haymaker,
- hit,
- hook,
- knock,
- larrup
- [dialect],
- lash,
- lick,
- pelt,
- pick,
- plump,
- poke,
- pound,
- punch,
- rap,
- slam,
- slap,
- slug,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- spank,
- stinger,
- stripe,
- stroke,
- swat,
- swipe,
- switch,
- thud,
- thump,
- thwack,
- wallop,
- welt,
- whack,
- wham,
- whop
- (also whap)
Words Related to bang
- body blow,
- hand,
- kick,
- knee,
- left,
- one-two,
- rabbit punch,
- right,
- right-hander,
- roundhouse,
- shiver,
- sidewinder,
- sucker punch,
- swing,
- uppercut
- bastinado
- (or bastinade),
- battering,
- beating,
- bludgeoning,
- clobbering,
- cudgeling
- (or cudgelling),
- drubbing,
- hammering,
- lambasting,
- licking,
- pasting,
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- thrashing
2
a loud explosive sound
- a sudden bang made the cat jump
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3
a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings
- tried to get the most bang for her money at the attractions at the county fair
Synonyms for bang
- boot,
- charge,
- exhilaration,
- frisson,
- jollies,
- kick,
- rush,
- thrill,
- titillation,
- wallop
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bang
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of bang (Entry 3 of 3)
1
to come into usually forceful contact with something
- the toy car banged into the wall and stopped
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2
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
- idly banged trees with a stick
Synonyms for bang
Words Related to bang
- batter,
- beat,
- buffet,
- bung,
- chop,
- cuff,
- drub,
- lace,
- lambaste
- (or lambast),
- lick,
- mangle,
- maul,
- pelt,
- pepper,
- pommel,
- pummel,
- rough
- bowl (down or over),
- cream,
- deck,
- dump
- [slang],
- fell,
- floor,
- knock down,
- level
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3
to shove into a closed position with force and noise
- stomped off to his room and banged the door
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“Bang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bang. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of bang was circa 1550
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