slapped

verb

past tense of slap
1
as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she was so mad that she wanted to slap him right across the face

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2
as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in tired of jokes that slap people of faith

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Recent Examples of slapped The Fresh Prince comment referred, unintentionally or not, to the infamous 2022 Oscar-night moment when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face after the latter made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026 Antetokounmpo wasted no time in starting to rave about the Heat culture, a phrase that has become a lightning rod for criticism from talking heads around the NBA — especially after the franchise slapped the word across shirts and jerseys. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 After Daria Rae slapped her backstage, Hartwell was rewarded with a shot at the Knockouts Championship against Brookside. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 At the funeral my half-sister told me I was emotionally disturbed and my memories of being slapped were lies. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 In 2018, Boulder County slapped the giant energy companies Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil with a lawsuit. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 Mateo Chavez slapped out at Sebastian Berhalter and earned a straight red card. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Skubal strutted off the mound, hit the palm of his glove twice, and slapped hands with catcher Will Smith. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Shortly after Novig launched, the company slapped multiple states with lawsuits, asserting states cannot regulate the platform’s sports event contracts. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slapped
  1. smacked
  2. insulted
  3. knocked
  4. offended
  5. slammed
  6. outraged
  7. punched
  8. hit
Verb
  • The Eagles also have been smacked with injuries and played without several key starters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, two longtime opponents for this franchise, then smacked consecutive homers off Lee, who’d surrendered three long balls the entire regular season.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • And in Turkey, a court blocked posts by Grok, the chatbot built into the social platform X, that allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, founding father Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and religious values.
    — Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Morgan is insulted, and the scene takes a turn for the cliché.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of insulted
Verb
  • NorCal Resist posted footage of the collision to their social media pages, showing a man, Antonio Moreida, being knocked to the ground.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Council was referring to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when Bryant, on the first possession of a group-stage game against Spain, ran through a screen set by then-Lakers teammate Pau Gasol and knocked him to the floor.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • The Brewers should be offended at the premise behind the owners’ push for a salary cap.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a sense in the gut that really gets offended by people who abuse their power.
    — Sheelah Kolhatkar, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of offended
Verb
  • Ivan Bates, who slammed the inability to get justice for the family, also addressed juvenile accountability in his new Beyond the Status Quo podcast with DJS Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump has also waived sanctions on Russia, a move which Zelenskyy slammed as helping Putin push on with Moscow’s full-scale invasion, which will hit the five-year mark in February.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said he was outraged by the recordings and had spoken to the injured man, Ricardo Gonzalez, who is a former longtime city employee.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • While we are relieved that Heidi has received medical care and is safe, we are outraged by this unwarranted attack on a journalist doing her job and urge a thorough investigation and follow-through from authorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of outraged
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  • The 25-year-old who was punched refused medical attention at the scene.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Rays punched their ticket to baseball’s biggest stage with a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, taking the best-of-seven series four games to two.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of punched
Verb
  • Social media giant Meta was hit with a class action lawsuit in Australia on behalf of children and teenagers who allegedly suffered harm over the addictive design features and exposure to harmful content on its platforms Facebook and Instagram.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • For the past few years, Baba Stiltz has been hitting the open road with nothing but a guitar, a tape deck, and a few pedals.
    — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of hit

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“Slapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapped. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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