Synonyms of clock

clock 1 of 2

noun

ˈkläk 

as in timer

a device to measure time

the clock reads 5:00 p.m.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• timer
• timekeeper
• chronometer
• timepiece
• watch
• alarm clock
• time clock
• grandfather clock
• sundial
• stopwatch
• cuckoo clock
• atomic clock
• hourglass
• water clock
• clepsydra
• chronograph
• sandglass

clock

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verb

as in to knock

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

sick of being insulted, he swung around and clocked his tormentor hard enough to knock him off his bar stool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knock
• punch
• slap
• smack
• hit
• bang
• strike
• clip
• clap
• slam
• whack
• pound
• bat
• box
• swipe
• crack
• kick
• nail
• hammer
• thump
• tap
• belt
• lick
• tag
• push
• slug
• stroke
• shove
• flick
• sock
• bonk
• clobber
• clout
• bash
• jab
• bust
• bob
• swat
• chop
• rap
• poke
• zap
• bludgeon
• bop
• whale
• paste
• smite
• thwack
• bump
• beat
• wallop
• slog
• stab
• rough
• buffet
• cuff
• stamp
• biff
• hang one on
• pepper
• batter
• maul
• cream
• deck
• pummel
• knee
• butt
• pelt
• mangle
• brain
• floor
• pommel
• bung
• slash
• whip
• switch
• lace
• lash
• drub
• dump
• jostle
• scuff
• bunt
• fell
• skull
• club
• cane
• bowl (down or over)
• spear
• lambaste
• prod
• bean
• level
• knock down
• conk
• sledge
• cudgel
• sap
• thrash
• flail
• sucker punch
• flog
• sledgehammer
• rabbit-punch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clock

Noun

IonQ plans to invest $15 million in dedicated production space, advanced manufacturing equipment, testing infrastructure and additional personnel to support clock assembly and qualification. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Her team hopes to use artificial intelligence to build genomic clocks — models based on patterns of molecular rather than behavioral changes — to estimate an animal’s biological age and help pinpoint when key transitions in aging occur. — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Chromebook Deal Another budget-minded Chromebook at a tasty price drop, the IdeaPad Slim 3i is lightweight and features epic battery life, clocking in at over 15 hours. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026

And the newest wave has left CGI behind for photorealistic personas spun up with generative tools, always-on content engines that most viewers cannot clock as synthetic at all. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Phrases Containing clock

• clock (up)
• clock in (at)