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Synonyms of bonk
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
- an overhead branch suddenly fell and bonked him on the head
Synonyms for bonk
Words Related to bonk
- 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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“Bonk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonk. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of bonk was in 1929
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