Synonyms of smacks

smacks 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of smack

as in splashes

a very small amount

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• touches
• little
• glimmers
• sprinklings
• hints
• specks
• licks
• bits
• traces
• sparks
• dabs
• bites
• nips
• pinches
• drops
• smells
• shreds
• crumbs
• handfuls
• soupçons
• spatters
• suspicions
• shadows
• scruples
• shades
• flecks
• particles
• rays
• driblets
• peanuts
• streaks
• ounces
• dashes
• slivers
• smidgens
• snaps
• mites
• drams
• spots
• scintillas
• aces
• drops in the bucket
• strains
• skoshes
• tastes
• vestiges
• parts
• jots
• syllables
• molecules
• grains
• semblances
• patches
• nibbles
• doses
• dots
• modicums
• flyspecks
• smatterings
• portions
• minims
• scraps
• whits
• atoms
• hoots
• fragments
• sections
• shivers
• splinters
• iotas
• granules
• motes
• minima
• scatterings
• nubbins
• chips
• smithereens
• flakes
• morsels
• smatters
• shards
• tittles
• tatters
• clippings
• parings
• shavings
• shots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• piles
• masses
• deals
• pecks
• heaps
• lots
• quantities
• gobs
• stacks
• buckets
• mountains
• bushels
• reams
• messes
• fistfuls
• barrels
• bundles
• boatloads
• scads
• oodles
• lashings
• wads
• much
• rafts
• abundances
• volumes
• wealths
• excesses
• overflows
• potfuls
• profusions
• plenties
• passels
• embarrassments
• surpluses
• bonanzas
• overmuch
• slabs
• superfluities
• overages
• lumps
• chunks
• overkills
• hunks
• oversupplies
• surfeits
• superabundances
• overabundances

smacks

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of smack

as in blows

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

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

smacks

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of smack

as in slaps

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of smacks

Noun

Eventually, Ginger's playful touches turn to rowdy smacks on Jesse's behind. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025

Some biologists argue that more frequent smacks are a sign of rising ocean temperatures. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Verb

Other gamblers just don’t want to get swindled, so anything that smacks too clearly of insider trading can get you in trouble. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Byerley smacks the schmuck in the face and wins the election. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

The teriyaki aroma from the wings was almost strong enough to taste, and the flavor smacks you in the face from the first bite. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

An attack rears its ugly head, and the security team smacks it down. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026

Then reality smacks you in the face. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026

Squad' rep's felon husband smacks phone from reporter 3. — FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026

Just as this monster is about to take out the entire team on the Abyss, a giant boulder flies through the air and smacks him in the face. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026

But when things go poorly, one of those large bodies smacks into a larger one, creating a catastrophic impact and, if there’s life on the world that gets struck, a potential extinction event. — Big Think, 26 Nov. 2025