Synonyms of claps

claps 1 of 2

noun

plural of clap

1

as in bangs

a loud explosive sound

a clap of thunder that woke the whole house up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bangs
• booms
• blasts
• pops
• thunderclaps
• roars
• thwacks
• slams
• whacks
• crashes
• snaps
• cracks
• taps
• reports
• knocks
• smashes
• whumps
• whomps
• clangs
• howls
• clanks
• thunks
• clashes
• whams
• raps
• outcries
• clamors
• blares
• uproars
• tumults
• clangors
• hue and cries
• hubbubs
• hullabaloos

2

as in thumps

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

a sharp clap to the head of the disrespectful youth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

claps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of clap

as in slaps

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

clapped him on the back as a friendly gesture

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of claps

Noun

However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media. —Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025

Verb

Legacy is made from the small, repeatable disciplines no one claps for, but everyone benefits from. —Cody Bjugan, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

And a couple claps their way through Swift's discography. —Bryan West, The Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2025

Koko yelps and claps in surprise. —David Cavell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025

Green claps along, and is visibly impressed when Freeman hits that signature high note. —Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025

Detroit Pistons team owner Tom Gores claps during the press conference on July 30, 2021 at the Pistons Performance Center in Detroit, Michigan. —Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024

When the camera zooms in on Haines, the gnat can be seen buzzing around above her head (as evidenced in Entertainment Weekly's extremely serious investigative photos below) before Goldberg launches her military action and claps her hands while Haines speaks. —EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024

As the crowd claps, Robert stares at Yas. —Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024