Synonyms of slugs

slugs 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of slug

as in punches

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

one well aimed slug on the head knocked him out

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

slugs

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noun (2)

plural of slug

1

as in snails

a lazy person

he's always a slug in the morning, which is why he prefers to sleep late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snails
• drones
• bums
• sluggards
• idlers
• deadbeats
• loafers
• layabouts
• couch potatoes
• lotus-eaters
• slouches
• slugabeds
• lazybones
• delayers
• crawlers
• creepers
• stragglers
• lingerers
• do-nothings
• shirkers
• dawdlers
• laggards
• slowpokes
• loiterers
• putterers
• goldbricks
• clock-watchers
• lollers
• slackers
• good-for-nothings
• saunterers
• ne'er-do-wells
• malingerers
• procrastinators
• stick-in-the-muds
• loungers
• dalliers
• dropouts
• quitters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doers
• hummers
• hustlers
• comers
• achievers
• self-starters
• go-getters
• highfliers
• powerhouses
• go-aheads
• live wires

2

as in drinks

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

knocked back another slug of whiskey

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drinks
• sips
• gulps
• swallows
• nips
• belts
• snorts
• drafts
• shots
• swigs
• sups
• drops
• swills
• quaffs
• drams
• drags

slugs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slug

as in hits

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

she got so angry that she slugged the back of the chair and knocked it over

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slugs

Noun

If your garden has been beset by destructive crawling insects like ants, beetles, and slugs, pesticides often seem like the clear solution. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026

Baking soda can help prevent powdery mildew, kill weeds, repel slugs, and clean produce, but must be used sparingly. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026

Those attract tiny insects, which attract larger insects, which draw slugs, snails, and other wildlife. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026

There are over 2,000 species of terrestrial and marine slugs (including nudibranchs, sea hares, and the out-of-this-world Elysia chlorotica). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

The effect has been especially damaging on corals, oysters, and free-swimming snails and slugs. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026

But the data also indicated that at least 7% of the species cats eat are insects and other invertebrates, particularly beetles, and less frequently crustaceans, arachnids, centipedes, snails and slugs, and millipedes. — Christopher A. Lepczyk, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

All six models produce repo-name/repo-name slugs that treat a repository name as the owner. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

Verb

Consider using an organic, commercial product made with any of these plants, or grow these herbs around the perimeter of your garden or next to crops and flowers that slugs frequently feed. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026

The Texas first baseman slugs her team-high 12th homer of the year over the left-field fence as the Longhorns regain the lead. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026

Padilla and Hernandez toss out different accents – German (in which Storrie slugs a beer), Cajun, French, Shrek, Na’vi — even Shakespeare. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026

Machado slugs 169 points higher in wins. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025