Synonyms of buffet

buffet 1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈbə-fət 

as in swipe

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

delivered a powerful buffet to the side of the prisoner's head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swipe
• blow
• punch
• hit
• pound
• stroke
• thump
• knock
• thud
• slap
• whack
• poke
• lick
• slam
• bang
• smack
• beat
• spank
• clip
• box
• switch
• hook
• chop
• stripe
• belt
• clap
• slug
• lash
• bash
• hack
• plump
• kick
• rap
• pick
• bat
• cuff
• crack
• smash
• sock
• pelt
• bop
• knee
• counter
• stinger
• fillip
• swat
• biff
• bust
• pounding
• swing
• licking
• wallop
• clout
• welt
• dab
• wham
• haymaker
• thwack
• hand
• beating
• left
• douse
• larrup
• right
• whop
• body blow
• sucker punch
• counterstroke
• counterblow
• roundhouse
• one-two
• hammering
• whip
• whipping
• knockdown
• shiver
• knockout
• rabbit punch
• thrashing
• uppercut
• sidewinder
• battering
• KO
• pummeling
• flogging
• counterpunch
• drubbing
• pasting
• cruncher
• right-hander
• cudgeling
• walloping
• bludgeoning
• clobbering
• kayo
• bastinado
• lambasting

buffet

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noun (2)

(ˌ)bə-ˈfā 

as in cabinet

a storage case typically having doors and shelves

a buffet completed the kitchen set

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cabinet
• cupboard
• closet
• locker
• sideboard
• dresser
• console
• hutch
• chest
• press
• secretary
• bookcase
• credenza
• china closet
• breakfront
• wardrobe
• showcase
• armoire
• étagère
• vitrine
• shelving
• cabinetry
• taboret
• pie safe
• credence
• cuddy
• clothespress
• garderobe

buffet

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verb

ˈbə-fət 

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• pound
• hide
• lash
• attack
• assault
• whip
• batter
• club
• beat
• hit
• knock
• pelt
• do
• punch
• curry
• slam
• bat
• box
• punch out
• smash
• slate
• bash
• slap
• thump
• work over
• raid
• paddle
• whale
• chop
• spank
• maul
• tan
• birch
• switch
• belt
• thrash
• rough (up)
• storm
• lace
• beat up on
• hammer
• pummel
• swipe
• bludgeon
• bung up
• wallop
• smack
• wound
• fib
• pommel
• lather
• slog
• drub
• lambaste
• whack
• mess (up)
• flog
• whop
• descend (on or upon)
• thresh
• baste
• belabor
• rush
• whup
• tromp
• crack
• leather
• lay on
• jump (on)
• blackjack
• pounce (on or upon)
• strap
• cane
• cuff
• scourge
• paste
• flagellate
• cudgel
• sock
• swat
• clout
• beset
• clobber
• assail
• bust
• lam
• wham
• gore
• thwack
• whomp
• lacerate
• rawhide
• fustigate
• cowhide
• horsewhip
• mangle
• pistol-whip
• maim
• mutilate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buffet

Noun

Prices range from $62 to $90 and include a dinner buffet, fruit and salad bar, coffee, tea and lemonade. — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 1 Sep. 2026

In Dearborn Heights, adjacent to the city of Dearborn, Nuts Now is a literal candy store, serving buffets of sweets and snacks that are a part of a larger conversation in the social sphere. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Verb

But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026