Synonyms of thud

thud 1 of 2

noun

ˈthəd 

as in thump

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

the thud of his head against the cabinet door brought tears to his eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

thud

2 of 2

verb

as in to bump

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the snowball thudded against the side of my car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bump
• bang
• slam
• collide
• smash
• crash
• hit
• knock
• ram
• impact
• impinge
• swipe
• strike
• bounce
• glance
• clunk
• bash
• contact
• rebound
• scrape
• ricochet
• skip
• land
• kiss
• brush
• sweep
• touch
• push
• nudge
• skim
• carom
• graze
• muscle
• shave
• jostle
• press
• bulldoze

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• skirt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thud

Noun

The song stands on its own, but would have been more effective if the preceding songs were more 2001 than 2000 AD, and if producer Dan Lancaster had not mixed it so densely that cosmic chaos sounds like a single sustaining thud. — Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026

Okeadu slid to the ground with a thud, his head lolling strangely, with sharp, anguished sounds rising from his body. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

Verb

Getting a lot of work with the first-team unit, Downs quickly met running back Jaydon Blue in an opening hole for a would-be thud of a tackle that drew some attention from the media spectators. — Nick Harris june 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026

My heart begins thudding in time with her step. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 9 June 2026