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Synonyms & Antonyms of nailing
- the boxer nailed his opponent with a devastating left hook
Synonyms for nailing
- banging,
- bashing,
- batting,
- belting,
- biffing,
- bludgeoning,
- bobbing,
- bonking,
- bopping,
- boxing,
- busting,
- clapping,
- clipping,
- clobbering,
- clocking,
- clouting,
- cracking,
- hammering,
- hitting,
- knocking,
- pasting,
- pounding,
- punching,
- rapping,
- slamming,
- slapping,
- slogging,
- slugging,
- smacking,
- smiting,
- socking,
- striking,
- swatting,
- swiping,
- tagging,
- thumping,
- thwacking,
- walloping,
- whacking,
- whaling,
- zapping
Words Related to nailing
- battering,
- beating,
- buffeting,
- bunging,
- chopping,
- cuffing,
- drubbing,
- lacing,
- lambasting,
- licking,
- mangling,
- mauling,
- pelting,
- peppering,
- pommeling
- (or pommelling),
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- roughing
- bowling (down or over),
- creaming,
- decking,
- dumping
- [slang],
- felling,
- flooring,
- knocking down,
- leveling
- (or levelling)
Phrases Synonymous with nailing
- this latest infidelity nails it—I'm filing for divorce
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- an investigative report that nailed the teenage novelist as someone who had plagiarized the works of others
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- the very first time I tried to steal anything, I got nailed
Synonyms for nailing
- apprehending,
- arresting,
- busting
- [slang],
- collaring,
- nabbing,
- nicking
- [British slang],
- picking up,
- pinching,
- pulling in,
- restraining,
- running in,
- seizing
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- the running back saw the pass coming in and nailed it
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“Nailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nailing. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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