BANGING Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

banging

verb

present participle of bang

as in bumping

to come into usually forceful contact with something the toy car banged into the wall and stopped

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as in knocking

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner idly banged trees with a stick

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as in slamming

to shove into a closed position with force and noise stomped off to his room and banged the door

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Recent Examples of banging Cars pushed through the crowd, hitting at least one person as agitators continued banging, kicking and blocking government vehicles. —

Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 The new transmission responded more quickly and reduced involuntary head banging in the car’s cabin. —

Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026 Levu remained hot, banging home an RBI single in the bottom of the third, cutting the deficit by a run. —

Jack Vita, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026 Levu remained hot, banging home an RBI single in the bottom of the third, cutting the deficit by a run. —

Jack Vita, Oc Register, 23 May 2026 The victim described, matter-of-factly, how her trafficker had cut up jalapeños and tossed them into a toilet before banging her head against the inside of the bowl and dunking it into the water. —

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 When not in use, both tubes can be folded back against the helmet, lowering the center of gravity for greater comfort and reducing the risk of the device banging into door frames or vehicle hatches, which tends to make squad leaders rather cross. —

David Szondy may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026 Howden doubled the lead with a shorthanded goal 7½ minutes later, finding miles of space just to the right of the goal and banging in a pass from Marner that split LaCombe and Alex Killorn. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026 On Wednesday evening, Associated Press journalists saw residents in numerous neighborhoods banging pots and pans and setting fire to trash cans to protest the blackouts. —

ABC News, 14 May 2026

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This last concern, which could’ve effectively sabotaged anybody trying to train competing models by quietly bumping them down to less powerful models without their knowledge, proved controversial enough for Anthropic to change its mind.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026
Gilman pulled rookie wide receiver Cyrus Allen to the ground after a catch, later bumping rookie running back Emmett Johnson hard enough that Johnson’s helmet popped off.

— Pete Sweeney June 11, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026