Synonyms of banging

banging

verb

present participle of bang

1

as in bumping

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the toy car banged into the wall and stopped

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumping
• slamming
• colliding
• smashing
• crashing
• knocking
• ramming
• hitting
• thudding
• bashing
• impinging
• impacting
• striking
• bouncing
• swiping
• glancing
• scraping
• skipping
• pushing
• contacting
• brushing
• ricocheting
• kissing
• touching
• rebounding
• sweeping
• clunking
• landing
• shaving
• caroming
• nudging
• skimming
• jostling
• grazing
• pressing
• bulldozing
• muscling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• skirting

2

as in knocking

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

idly banged trees with a stick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knocking
• slapping
• smacking
• slamming
• hitting
• punching
• pounding
• clapping
• whacking
• striking
• clipping
• cracking
• swiping
• kicking
• thumping
• hammering
• bashing
• batting
• nailing
• tapping
• licking
• pushing
• bobbing
• poking
• shoving
• bopping
• rapping
• thwacking
• swatting
• jabbing
• flicking
• bonking
• boxing
• slugging
• clouting
• clobbering
• chopping
• bludgeoning
• busting
• clocking
• bumping
• socking
• smiting
• zapping
• stabbing
• belting
• pasting
• tagging
• stroking
• slogging
• walloping
• whaling
• biffing
• beating
• battering
• pummeling
• hanging one on
• pelting
• peppering
• mauling
• mangling
• slashing
• butting
• stamping
• lashing
• cuffing
• roughing
• dumping
• scuffing
• buffeting
• jostling
• whipping
• lambasting
• prodding
• bunging
• kneeing
• drubbing
• flailing
• creaming
• lacing
• bunting
• thrashing
• switching
• clubbing
• spearing
• cudgeling
• decking
• pommeling
• bowling (down or over)
• flogging
• braining
• knocking down
• sapping
• felling
• caning
• flooring
• sledgehammering
• conking
• leveling
• sledging
• sucker punching
• skulling
• rabbit-punching
• beaning

3

as in slamming

to shove into a closed position with force and noise

stomped off to his room and banged the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slamming
• shutting
• locking
• closing
• stopping
• latching
• sealing
• securing
• fastening
• barring
• bolting
• chaining
• battening (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening
• unlocking
• unfastening
• unbolting
• unlatching
• unsealing
• unbarring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of banging

Where grass grows right up to a tree’s trunk, the lawnmower will inevitably follow, banging and chipping the bark or scalping bark off roots that are exposed above the soil. — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

In several municipalities, particularly in Havana, residents staged neighborhood protests after blackouts lasting more than 48 hours, banging pots and pans and burning garbage piled up on street corners. — Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Instead of banging every kickoff deep to prevent returns, Butker and the Chiefs (and most teams) developed strategies to kick to both sides of the fields with regular and knuckle ball kicks. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

Conolly played his Vox Continental organ with one hand while banging a tambourine on his thigh with the other. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026

There are some beautiful split-diopter shots, and the period soundtrack — Ultravox, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Gabriel, Blondie — is banging. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

Loud rattling or banging from the AC unit could also be caused by a broken part. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2026

What was the inspiration for banging the pots and pans around the house? — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026

For years, activists in Australia pushing for a different approach to psychedelic drugs like ecstasy or magic mushrooms were banging against a locked door. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026