Synonyms of bops

bops 1 of 2

noun

plural of bop

as in thumps

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

a bop to the printer sometimes fixes it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thumps
• blows
• thuds
• slaps
• swipes
• punches
• hits
• whacks
• knocks
• pokes
• licks
• smacks
• pounds
• strokes
• spanks
• bangs
• beats
• claps
• slams
• clips
• swats
• hooks
• thwacks
• raps
• biffs
• whams
• chops
• kicks
• switches
• smashes
• bashes
• fillips
• pelts
• haymakers
• socks
• bats
• hacks
• belts
• hands
• lashes
• wallops
• clouts
• picks
• stripes
• cuffs
• whops
• welts
• stingers
• plumps
• lickings
• dabs
• swings
• douses
• knees
• slugs
• busts
• buffets
• boxes
• cracks
• larrups
• beatings
• counters
• counterpunches
• shivers
• lefts
• whips
• uppercuts
• counterblows
• counterstrokes
• rabbit punches
• sucker punches
• roundhouses
• body blows
• crunchers
• thrashings
• knockdowns
• batterings
• rights
• whippings
• sidewinders
• KOs
• drubbings
• kayos
• right-handers
• pastings
• bastinadoes
• one-twos
• knockouts
• wallopings

bops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bop

as in slaps

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

she playfully bopped him on the head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slaps
• hits
• knocks
• smacks
• claps
• slams
• bangs
• punches
• whacks
• clips
• swipes
• strikes
• pounds
• thumps
• kicks
• bashes
• bobs
• bats
• cracks
• thwacks
• licks
• pokes
• bonks
• swats
• shoves
• taps
• nails
• raps
• boxes
• hammers
• zaps
• jabs
• flicks
• smites
• wallops
• stabs
• pushes
• clobbers
• bludgeons
• clouts
• socks
• biffs
• clocks
• tags
• chops
• belts
• bumps
• slugs
• busts
• pastes
• slogs
• whales
• beats
• pummels
• strokes
• mauls
• jostles
• mangles
• hangs one on
• lambastes
• knees
• pelts
• bunts
• prods
• drubs
• roughs
• slashes
• peppers
• scuffs
• batters
• whips
• cuffs
• stamps
• flails
• laces
• dumps
• thrashes
• buffets
• butts
• conks
• lashes
• beans
• switches
• decks
• clubs
• brains
• bowls (down or over)
• creams
• levels
• fells
• spears
• floors
• bungs
• saps
• pommels
• knocks down
• flogs
• skulls
• cudgels
• canes
• sucker punches
• sledgehammers
• sledges
• rabbit-punches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bops

Noun

Drizzy teased nearly ten new records and mixes in the film, ranging from acoustic ballads to island bops, New Orleans bounce tracks, and another rager with Yeat. — Armon Sadler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Ciara, who has been married to former NFL quarterback Russell Wilson for a decade and before then soundtracked my college experience with her bops, is the guest judge filling in for Nina. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026

The upcoming third album pokes fun at nearly a dozen genres, including indie sleazepop, Disney Channel-era tween bops and late ‘90s minivan rock. — Marc Malkin, Variety, 17 July 2026

All in all, the show bops along quite tastily. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Will the soundtrack contain new bops? — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026

Recorded during her Orquídeas era, this unexpected drop further cements Uchis as a deft purveyor of bops that exist purely to elevate your mood. — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2025

Both are anthemic bro country bops in English. — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025

The album is filled with a dozen catchy, fun pop bops. — Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Verb

Thank the lord, this is a purely retro and analog experience that bops along quite deliciously. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Everything bops breezily along, stopping occasionally to have Dek growl maxims about strength through domination, and observe a decapitation or two. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025