Synonyms of smack

smack 1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈsmak 

as in splash

a very small amount

add just a smack of vanilla to the whipped cream and the dessert will be perfect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splash
• shred
• sprinkling
• glimmer
• touch
• hint
• bit
• speck
• little
• lick
• dab
• tad
• spark
• trace
• particle
• pinch
• handful
• streak
• ray
• bite
• ounce
• smell
• sliver
• suspicion
• nip
• spatter
• peanuts
• spot
• drop
• dash
• crumb
• dram
• strain
• smidge
• smidgeon
• mite
• shade
• ace
• smidgen
• scruple
• smidgin
• fleck
• drop in the bucket
• minimum
• scintilla
• portion
• snap
• soupçon
• shadow
• dose
• skosh
• grain
• driblet
• taste
• whit
• dot
• part
• syllable
• nibble
• patch
• modicum
• molecule
• mote
• jot
• section
• semblance
• fragment
• hoot
• vestige
• atom
• granule
• scrap
• iota
• scattering
• flake
• morsel
• smattering
• tittle
• minim
• flyspeck
• splinter
• nubbin
• shard
• shiver
• chip
• smithereens
• smatter
• clipping
• shaving
• tatter
• shot
• paring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deal
• mountain
• mess
• pile
• plenty
• peck
• stack
• bucket
• loads
• mass
• barrel
• lot
• abundance
• wealth
• quantity
• gobs
• heaps
• wad
• bundle
• raft
• fistful
• bushel
• profusion
• volume
• boatload
• oodles
• passel
• lashings
• reams
• scads
• excess
• embarrassment
• surplus
• potful
• lashins
• overflow
• much
• overkill
• bonanza
• slab
• chunk
• overabundance
• lump
• oversupply
• superabundance
• surfeit
• overage
• overmuch
• superfluity
• hunk

smack

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in slap

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

the cook gave him a smack on the wrist when he tried to sneak an early taste of the sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

smack

3 of 3

verb

as in to slap

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

he smacked the punching bag one final time before heading to the showers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of smack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Slavin wanted to pursue wilder game while remaining smack in the realm of the ordinary: hot-dog vendors, bodybuilders, cheerleaders, synchronized swimmers, Elizabeth Arden masseuses, Santa’s Helpers, Biltmore Hotel chambermaids, fire-department chaplains. —Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2024

Strategically sandwiched between Dodger Stadium to the north and Downtown and Little Tokyo to the south, and right near the intersection of the 101 and 110 freeways, Chinatown is pretty much smack dab in the center of the greater L.A. area. —Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024

At last week's Innings Festival 2024, the Red Hot Chili Peppers rolled out the hits, Macklemore talked smack and dust flew. —Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024

Earlier this week, Khaled visited Fallon to accept the offer and talk some serious smack. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 July 2024