Synonyms of buffet

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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

Eight roach corpses filled a device on the buffet line’s cold holding unit. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

At a March 2022 lunch meeting with Lisa and her friend at a seafood buffet in Hoffman Estates, Uribe said he was offered a bribe by Lisa’s boss in China, who joined them in a video chat. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

And the need for governments to respond to the record heat waves buffeting the continent appears likely to reinforce that shift. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

Growing worries over whether Big Tech’s massive investments in artificial-intelligence technology will translate into profits and whether chipmaker stocks have soared too high in the euphoria around AI have also buffeted share prices. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026