Synonyms of fillip

fillip 1 of 2

noun

as in blow

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

gave him a sharp fillip on the noggin with her teakettle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

fillip

2 of 2

verb

ˈfi-ləp 

as in to stimulate

to give life, vigor, or spirit to

used a splash of orange-flavored liqueur to fillip the otherwise ordinary cranberry sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stimulate
• stir
• arouse
• provoke
• animate
• cheer
• invigorate
• enliven
• energize
• lift
• boost
• activate
• vitalize
• brace
• spike
• quicken
• spark
• electrify
• vivify
• drive
• jump-start
• excite
• trigger
• awaken
• revive
• inspire
• motive
• jazz (up)
• zip (up)
• raise
• propel
• liven (up)
• fire
• rouse
• strengthen
• motivate
• rally
• recreate
• awake
• move
• pep (up)
• charge
• amp (up)
• wake (up)
• juice up
• galvanize
• refresh
• actuate
• impel
• set off
• ginger (up)
• renew
• hearten
• resurrect
• incite
• buoy
• turn on
• infuse
• foment
• instigate
• kindle
• ferment
• abet
• whip (up)
• reinvigorate
• steel
• embolden
• fortify
• inflame
• enkindle
• rekindle
• reactivate
• revitalize
• regenerate
• reawaken
• rejuvenate
• reanimate
• recharge
• resuscitate
• refreshen
• reenergize
• restimulate
• reawake

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dull
• dampen
• kill
• damp
• weary
• undermine
• wear
• deaden
• drain
• knock out
• wear out
• burn out
• check
• exhaust
• wash out
• slow
• weaken
• curb
• sap
• restrain
• fatigue
• harass
• debilitate
• enfeeble
• stunt
• suppress
• inhibit
• quell
• enervate
• do in
• repress
• quench
• tucker (out)
• still
• fag
• discourage
• daunt
• demoralize
• dishearten
• kayo
• jade
• dispirit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fillip

Noun

Her education was a synthesis of Classical and Romantic, with the Scottish grounding in logic, reason and intellectual persuasion given a fillip by the improvisations of Miss Christina Kay. — Frances Wilson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025

China’s foreign minister was due to arrive in New Delhi for talks aimed at rebuilding relations five years after fierce border clashes — efforts which have also been given a fillip by trade pressure from Washington. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2025

Verb

There are micro-twists within the major ones, expressive fillips that blend confessions and aphorisms, and grand reflections along with jousts of seductive wit. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026

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