Synonyms of thuds

thuds 1 of 2

noun

plural of thud

as in thumps

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

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

thuds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of thud

as in bumps

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the snowball thudded against the side of my car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumps
• bangs
• collides
• slams
• smashes
• crashes
• knocks
• rams
• hits
• impinges
• swipes
• impacts
• glances
• bounces
• strikes
• bashes
• clunks
• scrapes
• skips
• ricochets
• lands
• contacts
• rebounds
• sweeps
• brushes
• kisses
• nudges
• touches
• jostles
• grazes
• skims
• pushes
• caroms
• muscles
• shaves
• presses
• bulldozes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• skirts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thuds

Noun

Rapp, up on Taft Point, heard two thuds. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Likewise, the score by Tony Doogan leans too heavily on generic electronic thuds, the kind that segue into a commercial break cliffhanger and an ad for blood pressure medicine. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026

The call, which the filing says was made within two minutes of the thuds, was to an employee of the company that owned the development where Okland was hosting the open house. — Karen Cortes, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026

The room fills with the sound of meditative thuds against caribou skin drums and the haunting, throaty vocals of several Tasiilaq men and women. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026

At about two this morning, the familiar howl of air-raid sirens woke me in the center of Kyiv, followed by the low thuds of anti-aircraft cannons attempting to shoot down Russian drones. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026

Verb

According to the motion, a witness in a home next to the open house saw Ramsey after having heard two loud thuds that investigators believe were gunshots. — Karen Cortes, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026